Castle Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 12 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
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hampshire
Unique reference
116083
Address
Castle Street, Portchester, PO16 9QQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
396 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
5.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.2%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.6%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 3.5%
Unclassified 2%
Other 1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsBelow average-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 8%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Castle Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
52
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
28
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
19
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
43
22
21
Year 1
58
30
28
Year 2
58
31
27
Year 3
60
32
28
Year 4
59
25
34
Year 5
57
25
32
Year 6
61
33
28
Year 2023-2024