Castle Donington College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Mount Pleasant, Derby, DE74 2LN
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
684
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
645 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
122 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
129
Places offered
176
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 122 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 4 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 1 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 176 | 127 | 72% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 32 applications came from outside the council area (15 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Victoria Beeby
- Address
- Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LN
- Phone
- 01332810528
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Castle Donington Castle · North West Leicestershire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138820
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
684 pupils · 645 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 692 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 126 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 126 | 18% | 58% | 76% | |
| English Language | 126 | 21% | 61% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 123 | 23% | 69% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 92 | 2% | 34% | 61% | |
| Geography | 59 | 10% | 47% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 24% | 50% | 70% | |
| History | 49 | 31% | 59% | 69% | |
| Physical Education | 44 | 18% | 52% | 68% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 36 | 22% | 69% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 23% | 46% | 63% | |
| Design & Technology | 34 | 24% | 59% | 71% | |
| Biology | 32 | 44% | 81% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.