Casterton College Rutland

Casterton College is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas of its inspection. The school is committed to ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), make good progress through a well-structured curriculum. Students exhibit positive behavior and have strong relationships with their teachers, which contributes to a supportive learning environment. However, some concerns were identified regarding students' confidence in reporting bullying and the attendance issues noted among disadvantaged pupils.

Strengths

• Staff are dedicated to ensuring pupil success and happiness.
• The curriculum is well-designed and supports strong pupil progress.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and effectively engage students.
• The school provides excellent reading opportunities and support.
• Personal development initiatives are well-planned and appreciated by students.
• There are numerous extracurricular activities that promote student engagement.
• Leaders are responsive to staff feedback and support their professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not feel confident in reporting bullying concerns.
• Attendance of disadvantaged pupils is not as strong as their peers.
• Pupils require more comprehensive careers guidance for future planning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Casterton College Rutland attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.5% of pupils at Casterton College Rutland were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Casterton College Rutland had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.1% of pupils at Casterton College Rutland were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Casterton College Rutland received £8,712 and spent £8,118 for each of its 872 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £975,000 (£1,118 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Casterton College Rutland's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Casterton College Rutland is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Casterton College Rutland last inspected by Ofsted?

Casterton College Rutland was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Casterton College Rutland have?

Casterton College Rutland has 857 pupils on roll.

What age range does Casterton College Rutland cover?

Casterton College Rutland for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Casterton College Rutland's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.9, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Casterton College Rutland?

Casterton College Rutland is at Ryhall Road, Great Casterton, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 4AT.