The Castle School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B75
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Taunton, TA1 5AU
- Distance
- 2.5km away
Pyrland School
Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP
Ofsted: Inadequate
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 January 2025.
School history and status
Continues from Pyrland School (URN 136193) since 1 February 2026. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 35.8 nat46.1
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.6% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 5.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 2.9 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 160
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 996
- Capacity
- 1050 (0% full)
- SEND
- 13.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.4%
- EAL
- 14.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.2%
- SEN Support
- 9.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 48.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,425/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.2%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Black African: 4.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
80.2%
White British
7.0%
White Other
4.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 152459
- UKPRN
- 10100437
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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