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Castle Donington College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2LN · cdcollege.uk · 01332 810528
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 684
- 39 over 645 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 128 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 | 128 | 121 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 123 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 148 | 148 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 125 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 127 | 127 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 54.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2016/17, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2016/17 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 61% | ||
| ●7% | 9% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●103 | 104 | ||
| ●102 | 104 | ||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
Progress scores 2016/17: reading -1.60, writing +0.80, maths -3.10
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.8 | +5.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Further education | 76.3 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Castle Donington College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
46% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (180 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 46%
- Replies
- 180
- 27% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 67 parents (37%) with SEND