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
- 393 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 84%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 3.1%
Unclassified 2%
African 1.8%
Indian 1%
Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 76%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Castle Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 29 25 |
| Year 1 | 41 20 21 |
| Year 2 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 5 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 6 | 58 26 32 |