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Casterton College Rutland
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Ryhall Road, Great Casterton, Stamford PE9 4AT · castertoncollege.com · 01780 762168
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Rutland 50.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 857
- 95% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 151 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 | 151 | 126 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 152 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 133 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 201 | 191 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 198 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 50.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rutland it was 50.4, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C- (26.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.50 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.9 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 50.8 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 4.6 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 students | C- (26.8) | +0.02 | |
| 65 students | C- (27.2) | +0.03 | |
| Applied general11 students | — | +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 108 | C (30) | +0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 35 |
| Further and other education | 13 |
| Further education | 10 |
| Other education | 3 |
| Apprenticeship | 11 |
| Employment | 29 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 |
| Activity not captured | 5 |
Ofsted
Casterton College Rutland was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 177
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 60 parents (34%) with SEND