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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Brampton Road, Bishops Castle SY9 5AY · ccbcshropshire.com · 01588 638257
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 507
- 84% of 604 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.4, and 35.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 41.3 | −5.1 |
| Further education | 26.9 | +10.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +2.2 |
| Employment | 5.8 | −12.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +6.7 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Community College, Bishop's Castle was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 133
- 26% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (13%) with SEND