Castle Donington College
Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Victoria Beeby
- Sponsor
- East Midlands Education Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 645
- Pupils on roll
- 684
- URN
- 138820
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332810528
About this school
Castle Donington College is a secondary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 684 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Donington College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 124 | 114 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.1 | 42.4 | 48.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.42 to +0.08 | -0.27 -0.53 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 42.1% | 54.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 59.6% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 26.3% | 31% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castle Donington College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.2 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 639 |
| 2023/24 | 657 |
| 2024/25 | 684 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Donington College compares
Castle Donington College ranked 16th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.2 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 684 | — |
| The Long Eaton School | 42.1 | 9.7% | 36.7% | 1,121 | 4.2 miles |
| Chellaston Academy | 49.2 | 7.1% | 20% | 1,790 | 4.7 miles |
| Wilsthorpe School | 50.5 | 7.1% | 30.3% | 1,236 | 4.8 miles |
| Iveshead School | 43.7 | 9.1% | 20% | 985 | 5.1 miles |
| Noel-Baker Academy | 36.3 | 11.9% | 47.2% | 1,230 | 5.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.15%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 8.15%
- Persistent absence
- 19.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Long Eaton School4.2 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Chellaston Academy4.7 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Wilsthorpe School4.8 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Iveshead School5.1 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Noel-Baker Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Castle Donington College ranks 6th of the 18 ranked secondary schools in Derby.
- Allestree Woodlands School Secondary
- Alvaston Moor Academy Secondary
- Chellaston Academy Secondary
- City of Derby Academy Secondary
- Da Vinci Academy Secondary
- Derby Cathedral School Secondary
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy Secondary
- John Port Spencer Academy Secondary
- Landau Forte College Secondary
- Lees Brook Academy Secondary
- Littleover Community School Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Castle Donington College teach?
- Castle Donington College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the principal of Castle Donington College?
- The principal of Castle Donington College is Mrs Victoria Beeby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Donington College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Donington College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Castle Donington College?
- Castle Donington College has 684 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Castle Donington College full?
- Castle Donington College has capacity for 645 pupils and 684 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle Donington College a faith school?
- No. Castle Donington College has no designated religious character.
- Is Castle Donington College part of an academy trust?
- Castle Donington College is part of EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castle Donington College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.1 in 2022/23 and 48.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Donington College compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Castle Donington College ranked 16th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Donington College's absence rate?
- Castle Donington College's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Donington College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Donington College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.