The Castle School
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Newbury, RG14 2JG
- Distance
- 2.3km away
Mary Hare School
Arlington Manor, Snelsmore Common, Newbury, RG14 3BQ
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
240
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 31.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 18.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 37.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 14.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 2.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 27
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2022-23*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 34.2
22.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 34.7
28
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.3% nat15.8%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 79
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 159
- Boys
- 85 (53%)
- Girls
- 74 (47%)
- Capacity
- 240 (66% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.1%
- EAL
- 35.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 98.1%
- SEN Support
- 1.9%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 47.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Boarding school
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 75.5%
- White Other: 3.8%
- Black African: 3.8%
- Other: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.5%
- Asian Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
75.5%
White British
3.8%
White Other
3.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Arlington Manor
Newbury, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 110180
- UKPRN
- 10013987
- Establishment No.
- 7005
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