The Castle School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Taunton, TA1 5AU
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Local ranking4th of 34 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 46.9 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.2% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 36.5% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.1 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 219
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1109
- Boys
- 589 (53%)
- Girls
- 520 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (92% full)
- SEND
- 24.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.2%
- EAL
- 21.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 19.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,986/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 73.4%
- White Other: 12.8%
- Asian Other: 3.1%
- Black African: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
73.4%
White British
12.8%
White Other
3.1%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bishop Fox Drive
Taunton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136851
- UKPRN
- 10034114
- Establishment No.
- 4100
- Trust
- BISHOP FOX'S SCHOOL
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