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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 April 2015Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry66 applications · 45 places offered · 44 named it first
Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.
- 2026 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.8
- 2025 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2024 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2023 1.3; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2022 1.4; Shropshire median median 1.6
- 2021 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.5
- 2020 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.7
- 2019 1.1; Shropshire median median 1.5
- 2018 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.4
- 2017 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.5
- 2016 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.4
- 2015 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.4
- 2014 1.2; Shropshire median median 1.3
- This school
- Shropshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 45 | 66 | 1.5 | 44 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 57 | 88 | 1.5 | 56 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 62 | 74 | 1.2 | 61 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 54 | 69 | 1.3 | 54 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 50 | 72 | 1.4 | 50 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 56 | 63 | 1.1 | 56 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 58 | 61 | 1.1 | 54 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 55 | 59 | 1.1 | 55 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 52 | 60 | 1.2 | 52 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 47 | 55 | 1.2 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 43 | 50 | 1.2 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 48 | 56 | 1.2 | 48 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 63 | 76 | 1.2 | 62 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 107 | 45.5 | 41% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 102 | 43.4 | 35% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 | 104 | 45.1 | 46% | 68% | −0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 87 | 47.5 | 48% | 72% | +0.17 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Community College, Bishop's CastleThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · ShropshireRemains Good20241.8applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 19.3 km · ShropshireGood20232.7applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 21.5 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good20231.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 22.0 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 27.4 km · ShropshireGood20242.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 27.8 km · ShropshireGood20234.3applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
- 30.9 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
- 32.0 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 123564 · 893/4376
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 604 pupils · 507 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Brampton Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources