Secondary
The Castle School
Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1416 of 1733 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- PATHWAY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
58%
52.4
21st of 40 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bristol we can score - 44 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 |
| Entered the EBacc | 59% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% |
| A level average points per entry | 33.84 |
| A level students | 133 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 61% |
| 22/23 | 54% |
| 23/24 | 52% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.4 |
| 22/23 | 35.1 |
| 23/24 | 33.6 |
| 24/25 | 33.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.47 |
| 22/23 | +0.26 |
| 23/24 | +0.33 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 57.5 |
| 22/23 | 52.5 |
| 23/24 | 50.6 |
| 24/25 | 52.4 |
Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
South Gloucestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jessica Lobbett
- Address
- Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HT
- Telephone
- 01454862100