Castle Rock - The Castle Rock School

Castle Rock Sixth Form Applications Open

Applications are now open to join us in 2025.

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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2025

Applications to join us in Year 7 in 2025 are now open via your home local authority

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Welcome to The Castle Rock School

We set high standards and have high expectations. We believe this is the key to the excellent achievements of our students. Our culture of success is founded on hard work, outstanding care, guidance and support and inspiring teaching.

Message from the Principals

Lionheart teach

As part of the Lionheart Educational Trust, our group of schools offer a school-direct teacher training programme for anyone wishing to train as a teacher. Applications for 2023 entry will open during autumn 2022.

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Hire our facilities

As a school of Lionheart Venues, we are part of a group of contemporary multi-use facilities available for hire throughout Leicestershire. The Lionheart Educational Trust schools have successfully hosted many memorable occasions, events and activities over the years.

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We are delighted to welcome prospective students and their parents/carers to The Castle Rock School, and we look forward to establishing strong and positive relationships with you.

We are passionate about learning. We match our clear focus on academic excellence with a strong commitment to personal, social and emotional development.

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Our Aims

Making a decision about where to send your child to school can be a tricky one, but we believe that The Castle Rock School offers the very best opportunities from Year 7 – 13 and onwards for further training or employment. An inclusive school where students can be the best they can be: where they can develop as successful learners, confident individuals, and responsible citizens.

Admissions Consultation 4th Nov - 20th Dec 2024

November 01, 2024

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Year 7 Students Bond and Thrive at Beaumanor Hall Adventure

September 09, 2024

During the day-long trip, students participated in the ‘Team Challenge Programme’ and spent the day in their tutor groups, engaging in activities which allowed them to bond with their teacher and their peers. They undertook eight activities throughout the day, all encouraging students to work together and demonstrate their problem-solving skills; they took on the stompers, built dens and recreated various shapes. “It was great to see all students fully engage in the day, overcoming challenges an…

GCSE Results Day 2024

August 22, 2024

Our level of progress over the last three years has been contextualised in this year’s results, where the percentage of students achieving a grade 9-5 in English and Mathematics increased by 29.96% when compared to last year’s data. Elsewhere, 62.3% of students achieved an average grade of 9-4. There were also multiple student success stories to savour. Mariam achieved seven GCSEs at 9-6 – including a 9 in Religious Studies – and can look forward to continuing her journey at Castle Rock Sixth Fo…

Celebrating A-level success

August 16, 2024

Amongst the cohort, a key collective highlight was the performances of all those undertaking either Media Production and Applied Science, who all achieved A* to C. There were also multiple individual success stories, with 17% of students receiving offers from Russell Group Universities. Among these was Benjamin, who achieved three A*s in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics; he can look forward to a place at the University of Cambridge in September, where he will study Mechanical Engineering. Hayl…

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