Castledon School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
School rating
Outstanding
Jul 8 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded special school
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
141765
Address
Bromfords Drive, SS12 0PW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
238 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
73.9%
Girls
26.1%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.1%
Mixed 3.7%
African 3.4%
Other White 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 1
1
1
0
Year 2
5
4
1
Year 3
6
3
3
Year 4
10
8
2
Year 5
9
8
1
Year 6
12
8
4
Year 7
27
19
8
Year 8
28
20
8
Year 9
29
21
8
Year 10
29
21
8
Year 11
29
20
9
Year 12
20
17
3
Year 13
19
16
3
Year 14
14
10
4
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
10.0%
38.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
37.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
9.4%
12.9%
Other education destinations
81.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
2.9%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
3.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
5.4%
5.7%
Destination unknown
10.0%
3.1%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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