Castle Hill
Performance Data
We use a wide range of external data to evaluate how effectively we are performing, moderate our own assessment judgements through Years 7 to 11 and plan for ongoing, sustained improvement.
The following data can be found on this page:
- Results Summer 2025
- Department for Education Key Stage 4 Performance Data
- Student Destinations
When viewing these sources it should be borne in mind that they are primarily designed for mainstream schools and have limited value in a special school context, as recognised by Ofsted:
“Inspectors will recognise that published data for very small groups of children should be treated with caution. For example, it will not be possible to draw conclusions about trends in relation to very small groups. Equally, it will be misleading to compare national rates of progress and attainment with progress and attainment rates for very small groups that have high proportions of pupils with special educational needs arising from their low cognitive abilities.”
Ofsted School Inspection Handbook, August 2015. Paragraph 174.
A. Results Summer 2025
Last year's Year 11 students did themselves proud in their examinations.
- 35% of students achieved at least one GCSE
- 22% of students achieved GCSEs in both English and maths
- 11% of students achieved four or more GCSEs
- 96% students achieved a qualification
- Pupils achieved on average 9.1 qualifications.
- 84% students achieved a qualification (GCSE or Entry Level Certificate) in English and Maths.
The success story was repeated across the full range of courses we offer.
Full details of our summer results can be viewed here:
Our Year 13 students also reaped the rewards of two years' hard work, improving on their KS4 results in core subjects and achieving a range of new vocational qualifications.
Their results can be viewed here:
Year 13 Results 2025
B. Department for Education Key Stage 4 Performance Data
The Department for Education usually publishes school performance data annually, this focuses on the performance of the previous year's Year 11 students.
This performance data for Castle Hill can be viewed and compared with that of other schools here: Compare school performance 2025
We are required to publish the following data for our Year 11 leavers:
- Attainment 8 score: 3.3
- Percentage of students who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths combined: 0%
- Percentage of students achieving the English Baccalaureate subjects: 0%
Attainment 8 explained
These are used to compare attainment and progress of all students and schools nationwide.
Attainment 8 measures the achievement of a student across 8 qualifications including mathematics and English, 3 further qualifications that count in the English Baccalaureate measure and 3 further qualifications that can be GCSE qualifications or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list. The figure given above is the average for all Year 11 students in last years cohort.
NB. The Department for Education has not published any data on the 16-18 section of the school's performance tables page.
C. Special Schools Performance Comparison 2025
As none of our students take 8 GCSEs our Attainment 8 are below those of mainstream schools. Our cohort sizes are also small meaning that the performance of just one student can significantly alter any trends seen in data.
The Attainment 8 and Progress 8 measures also only take into account GCSEs and a small number of technical qualifications, and focus on the expected performance of students in mainstream schools. Whilst many of our students do achieve GCSE and vocational qualifications we also offer a wide range of other qualifications, such as Entry Level Certificates and Functional Skills.
D. Student Destinations
| Destinations | 2023 cohort | 2024 cohort | 2025 cohort |
| % of all students continue into education, employment or training | 96% | 98% | 98% |
