Castle Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 141695
- Address
- Castle Street, TA14 6RE
- Website
- www.castleprimaryschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 140 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 95%
Unclassified 2.9%
Mixed 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2.5
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsWell below average-6.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 38%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 97
Local authority average 103
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
- 16
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 7 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 16 8 8 |
| Year 1 | 9 7 2 |
| Year 2 | 16 9 7 |
| Year 3 | 18 12 6 |
| Year 4 | 12 4 8 |
| Year 5 | 20 8 12 |
| Year 6 | 26 6 20 |