Castle Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 11 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
- 451 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 69%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
Other White 28.4%
African 20.4%
Bangladeshi 13.1%
White British 10%
Indian 10%
Mixed 8.3%
Other Black 2.7%
Pakistani 2.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
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 69%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Castle Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 44 19 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 22 34 |
| Year 1 | 61 32 29 |
| Year 2 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 3 | 56 25 31 |
| Year 4 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 5 | 55 29 26 |
| Year 6 | 59 31 28 |