My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
40%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The Costello School
Academy converter — Secondary
RG21 4AL / 11–16 / None
Good
Ofsted
47.3
Attainment 8
93%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2021
Good
Good
Inspected 2021
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 47.3
- Progress 8
- -0.03
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 49.6%
93% of parents would recommend this school
215 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
33%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
45%Agree
48%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
9%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
11%Not applicable
66%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
27%Agree
47%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
37%Agree
26%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%Not applicable
25%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
16%No
84%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 34 parents
Strongly agree
29%Agree
24%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
12%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
53%Agree
36%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
40%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
42%Agree
48%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
31%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
26%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
47%Agree
33%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
10%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
93%No
7%17.3% of pupils receive SEN support
17.3%
SEN support
3.1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.9%
64.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 64.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.9:1
- Overall absence
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.46%
- English as additional language
- 14.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 86.1%
- White
- 75.6%
- Mixed
- 8.7%
- Asian
- 8.9%
- Black
- 3.8%
- Other
- 1.2%
White British65.5%
Other White9.9%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed3%
White & Black Caribbean2.8%
White & Asian2.3%
White & Black African0.6%
Other Asian3.4%
Indian3.3%
Chinese1.3%
Pakistani0.6%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Caribbean2.8%
African0.6%
Other Black0.4%