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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Brampton Road, Bishops Castle SY9 5AY
The Community College, Bishop's Castle is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Shropshire). It has about 520 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In June 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Representation, Progress, Admissions and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Destinations, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8.9 | Church Stretton School | |
| 12.0 | Mary Webb School and Science College | |
| 13.3 | Wigmore School | |
| 13.7 | Ludlow Church of England School | |
| 17.0 | Meole Brace School | |
| 17.2 | The Priory School | |
| 19.2 | Belvidere School | |
| 19.8 | Lady Hawkins' School | |
| 20.0 | William Brookes School | |
| 20.3 | Shrewsbury Academy | |
| 21.1 | Tenbury High Ormiston Academy | |
| 21.4 | Earl Mortimer College |
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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.
Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low. Show details
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
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