Castle Donington College
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Derby, East Midlands DE74 2LN · Leicestershire
#88 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#1058 of 4,090 nationally
About Castle Donington College
Castle Donington College is a academy secondary located in Derby, in the Leicestershire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 684 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 69.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 88th of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (75th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (65th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 684; capacity filled 106%; grade 4+ english & maths 73%; ebacc average points 4.17.
There are 133 schools in Derby; Castle Donington College ranks 24th of 128 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)48.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)54.8%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)19.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Castle Donington College by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 684
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 106%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 48.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 54.8%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 73%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.17
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Castle Donington College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
166 students · 139 m away
Orchard Community Primary School
Derby · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
303 students · 521 m away
Hemington Primary School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
47 students · 1.2 km away
Foxbridge Primary School
Castle Donington · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
101 students · 1.4 km away
Diseworth Church of England Primary School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
21 students · 2.5 km away
Shardlow Primary School
Derby · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
89 students · 3.6 km away
Kegworth Primary School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
240 students · 3.7 km away
Aston-on-Trent Primary School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
188 students · 4.3 km away
Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
147 students · 4.4 km away
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre
Loughborough · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
111 students · 5.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The Suthers School
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684 students
The Roundhill Academy
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686 students
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
680 students
Ibstock School
Ibstock · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
689 students
Caistor Grammar School
Market Rasen · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
690 students
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
678 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Castle Donington College a good school?
Castle Donington College has a Success Index (England) of 69.0 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #88 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Castle Donington College rank in East Midlands?
Castle Donington College ranks #88 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #1058 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Castle Donington College?
Castle Donington College had 684 students in 2025.
Is Castle Donington College a primary school or a secondary school?
Castle Donington College is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Castle Donington College?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Castle Donington College; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.