The Castle School

The Castle School
Sixth Form Centre
Address
Map
Park Road

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BS35 1HT

England
Coordinates51°36′55″N 2°31′30″W / 51.6153°N 2.5250°W / 51.6153; -2.5250
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Department for Education URN139348 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJessica Lobbett
Staff100
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,538
Colour(s)Black, Amber/Gold
Websitewww.thecastleschool.org.uk

The Castle School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, which serves the town and the surrounding villages. Pupils from Bristol also attend the school. There are around 1,189 pupils, including 360 in the sixth form.

The main school site on Park Road has seen additions in recent years including the community sports centre,[1] and the Octagon art gallery[2][3] and classroom. The Gloucester Road buildings approximately half a mile away are primarily used as the sixth form centre, but also house the vocational faculty used by lower years.[4]

Former headmaster Adrian Verwoert was appointed a CBE for services to education in May 2004.[5] Joining the school in 1980, he was appointed as head in 1988. He was succeeded by Melanie Warnes in September 2004. She left in 2014.[6]

  1. ^ "The Castle School, Bristol". School Hire. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ Sauvebois, Marion (18 September 2013). "Metalmorphosis wows at Castle School's Octagon Gallery in Thornbury". Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Gallery to open with print show". Gazette. 28 May 2004. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Grammar School". Thornbury Museum. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Head teacher retires". Gazette. 16 July 2004. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ "New head teachers sought in Thornbury and Alveston, South Gloucestershire after sudden resignation". Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.