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Term Dates and School Calendar

The Term Dates and School Calendar have now been updated to the new school year.

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OPEN EVENING FOR PROSPECTIVE YEAR 7 ENTRANTS

WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 201
You are warmly invited to attend our Open Evening on Wednesday 29th September 2010. If you have a child due to start secondary school in September 2011, this is the ideal opportunity to find out more about our students and our school.
The evening runs from 6.00 pm until 8.30 pm. There will […]

International School Award

We are delighted to inform you that Castle School has been successful in gaining the International School Award and is accredited for three years from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2013.

Adult Education/Castle Community Classes

Enrolment Evening on Tuesday, 7 September, from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm on the Park Road site
The Castle School will be running a series of Evening Classes throughout the year, and the Autumn season contains both new and some old favourites on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The Tuesday evening programme will include:- Soft Furnishings, Yoga, IT […]

Current Staff Vacancies

The Castle School may have staff Vacancies;
If you are interested in a job at The Castle School please click on ‘Read more’ to get further information.

Quality Education in a Caring Environment

Melanie Warnes, Headteacher of Castle School Thornbury Thank you for your interest in The Castle School. I hope you find this web site informative and useful.

The Castle School is a thriving and successful school providing a high standard of education for all children within a caring learning environment. We are proud of our school, where high standards of work, behaviour and achievement are the norm.

We believe that young people have the right to a safe, happy, varied and challenging learning experience. Within this context, commitment, self responsibility, honesty and respect are some of the personal qualities which we value from all members of our school community and which are essential to success in later life.

We aim to ensure that all our students have a full range of opportunities to develop their individual talents and aptitudes, both within and beyond the classroom. Life at The Castle School is not just about success in the classroom; there is a strong sense of community life developed through a rich programme of extra curricular opportunities. The school is a vibrant, balanced community that equips students with the best possible education for the future.

We are especially concerned with the needs of students as individual learners irrespective of their abilities. Every individual matters and all children have abilities which must be realised. Our students are motivated and challenged by highly qualified and committed staff. The emphasis placed on learning both as an independent individual and as a member of a group is a strong feature of the school and is a continuation of students experience at primary school. The academic standards achieved by our students in external examinations are very high and represent a tradition which we are proud to maintain.

We will do everything in our power to ensure that students enjoy a happy and successful career at The Castle School. I am always happy to meet with parents. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions left unanswered.

Melanie Warnes MA

Headteacher