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%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.2 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
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 |