The Castle Rock School
Meadow Lane, Coalville, LE67 4BR
1,060 pupils · 70% of 1,522 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 210 | 133 | 283 | 153 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 156 | 150 | 292 | 152 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 195 | 166 | 274 | 176 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 185 | 167 | 263 | 168 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 218 | 199 | 279 | 218 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 200 | 182 | 251 | 200 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 205 | 186 | 238 | 205 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 184 | 180 | 226 | 184 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Newbridge School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- South Charnwood High School 5.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Iveshead School 5.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ibstock School 6.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Charnwood College 7.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire 7.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.