UK Schools
The Castle Rock School
The Castle Rock School is a mixed secondary academy in Coalville, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,060 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.5 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 11 holidays and 4 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Castle Rock School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Castle Rock School.
- 22 Training Day (School closed to students)
- 25 Bank Holiday
- 26 Training Day (School closed to students)
- 27 School Opens
- 17 School Closes
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 27 School Opens
- 28 Inset Day (School closed to students)
- 19 School Closes
- 22–31 Christmas & New Year Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas & New Year Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Training Day (School closed to students)
- 6 School Opens
- 13 School Closes
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 School Opens
- 27 School Closes
- 30–31 Easter Holidays
- 1–10 Easter Holidays
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School Opens
- 4 Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 School Closes
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School Opens
- 10 School Closes
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Day (School closed to students) Aug 22, 2025 Inset Day
- Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- Training Day (School closed to students) Aug 26, 2025 Inset Day
- School Opens Aug 27, 2025 Event
- School Closes Oct 17, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- School Opens Oct 27, 2025 Event
- Inset Day (School closed to students) Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- School Closes Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Christmas & New Year Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day (School closed to students) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School Opens Jan 6, 2026 Event
- School Closes Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School Closes Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Easter Holidays Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Apr 13, 2026 Event
- Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes May 22, 2026 Event
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Jun 1, 2026 Event
- School Closes Jul 10, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks) Late Jul - Early Sep 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 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 The Castle Rock School with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.98 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
Attendance 27.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 86% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 The Castle Rock School. 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 The Castle Rock School 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.