Castle Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 20 2023 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
Staffordshire
Unique reference
141732
Address
Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, ST7 4NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
80 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
38.8%
Girls
61.3%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
15%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.8%
Irish 1.3%
Other White 1.3%
Mixed 1.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-2.1
MathsAverage2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 86%
Local authority average 61%
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 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Castle Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes10.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher10
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher10.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
12
3
9
Year 1
6
3
3
Year 2
14
6
8
Year 3
12
3
9
Year 4
15
7
8
Year 5
5
4
1
Year 6
16
5
11
Year 2024-2025

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