The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Brampton Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
507 pupils · 84% of 604 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 June 2023, published 17 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 31.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 44 | 66 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 56 | 88 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 62 | 61 | 74 | 62 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 54 | 54 | 69 | 54 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 50 | 72 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 56 | 63 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 54 | 61 | 54 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 55 | 59 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Church Stretton School 14.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mary Webb School and Science College 19.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wigmore School 21.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ludlow Church of England School 22 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Meole Brace School 27.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Priory School 27.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.