The Castle School
Park Road, Bristol, BS35 1HT
1,416 pupils · 82% of 1,733 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 25 June 2026. 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 | 52.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 58.7% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 256 | 235 | 371 | 254 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 220 | 210 | 351 | 218 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 260 | 227 | 353 | 259 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 205 | 178 | 314 | 201 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 197 | 178 | 317 | 195 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 225 | 200 | 351 | 224 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 244 | 195 | 392 | 243 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 262 | 250 | 474 | 262 |
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
- Marlwood School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC 8.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Patchway Community School 8.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Brimsham Green School 9.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre 9.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Winterbourne Academy 10.2 km · Good (2022) · 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.