Castle and Marlwood schools buck the national trend and named amongst best in South Gloucestershire

In the recently published national school league tables, Castle and Marlwood schools have bucked the national trend and improved their performances and occupy top positions in terms of academic attainment and progress.

At The Castle School, an impressive 69 per cent of students attained the government benchmark of 5+ A*-C including English and Maths. At Marlwood School the figure was 65 – a rise of seven per cent from 2013. Both are significantly higher than the national average of 53.4 per cent.

Both schools also performed well against the English Baccalaureate measure which combines performances in English, Maths, Science, Humanities and Languages. Castle scored 45 per cent and Marlwood 30 per cent against a national of 22.9 per cent.

These outcomes place The Castle School as the top performing school in South Gloucestershire. Similarly impressive is Marlwood’s rapid improvement and increasingly high performance.

The head teacher of The Castle School, Peter Smart, said: “I am very proud of the achievements of our students. Their success reflects the positive learning culture in the school and the support received from teachers and parents.”

The head teacher of Marlwood School, James Pope, said: “These figures are a key moment in the history of the Marlwood School community. They reflect the hard work and dedication of students and staff and the support of parents. We are proud of and celebrate the individual achievement of students that has enabled them to successfully take the next step of their career path.”

Melanie Warnes, CEO of the Castle School Education Trust, which runs both schools, said: “The strength of the Trust is the absolute commitment to working collaboratively in order to ensure the best results for the students in the area. Both schools have new head teachers who are relentless in their commitment to high quality teaching within a broad and whole education.”