Castor CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Peterborough
Unique reference
110824
Address
Stocks Hill, Castor, PE5 7AY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
182 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
56.0%
Girls
44.0%
First language not English
17.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.5%
Persistent absence
3.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69.8%
Pakistani 7.7%
Other Asian 6.6%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 4.4%
Unclassified 2.7%
African 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2
WritingWell below average-6.2
MathsWell below average-4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Castor CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
14
15
Year 1
23
12
11
Year 2
30
20
10
Year 3
29
17
12
Year 4
20
11
9
Year 5
26
9
17
Year 6
25
19
6
Year 2024-2025

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