Castlefell School
Castlefell School is an independent special school in Bristol for boys and girls aged 8 to 16. It has 44 pupils and room for 50.
Silverhill Brake, Rudgeway, Bristol, BS35 3NS01454 801890witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/castlefell-schoolMrs Tracy Jones headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to South Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 44 | 25 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tockington Manor School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 245 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Marlwood School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 510 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Two Bridges Academy | Free school | 1.5 miles | 77 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Olveston Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 201 | Good 2019 | 87 | Compare |
| Almondsbury Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 308 | Outstanding 2023 | 86 | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Church of England/Methodist | 2.0 miles | 187 | Good 2024 | 58 | Compare |
| Bowsland Green Primary School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 195 | Good 2022 | 17 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Castlefell School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Castlefell School yet.
How many pupils does Castlefell School have?
44 pupils aged 8 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 88% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Silverhill Brake, Rudgeway, Bristol, BS35 3NS
- Telephone
- 01454 801890
- Website
- www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/castlefell-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Jones
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Severn Vale
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 March 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150377 · LAESTAB 8036012 · UKPRN 10099662
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.