UK Schools
Castle Donington College
Castle Donington College is a mixed secondary academy in Derby, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 684 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in June 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.2 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 28 August 2025 to 10 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Castle Donington College.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Castle Donington College.
- 25 Summer Bank Holiday (College Closed)
- 26 Staff Training Day (College Closed to Pupils)
- 27 Staff Training Day (College Closed to Pupils)
- 28 Autumn Term Starts
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term Break
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Staff Training Day (College Closed to Pupils)
- 6 Spring Term Starts
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Break
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (College Closed)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Break
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 10 Summer Term Ends
- 11–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Summer Bank Holiday (College Closed) Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (College Closed to Pupils) Aug 26, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (College Closed to Pupils) Aug 27, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts Aug 28, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Break Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (College Closed to Pupils) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Break Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (College Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Break May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Jul 10, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 11 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Castle Donington College with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
Attendance 19.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Castle Donington College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Castle Donington College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.