Castle Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 140362
- Address
- St George's Street, NN1 2TR
- Website
- http://castle.emat.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 464 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 66.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
Other White 28.7%
African 19.4%
Bangladeshi 13.8%
White British 10.3%
Indian 9.5%
Mixed 9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other Black 2.2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
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 Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 50 23 27 |
| Reception, Full-time | 62 37 25 |
| Year 1 | 56 28 28 |
| Year 2 | 61 25 36 |
| Year 3 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 4 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 5 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 6 | 59 33 26 |