Castle View Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 145372
- Address
- Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, PO6 4QP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 732 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.7%
- Persistent absence
- 40.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 81.7%
African 4.4%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 3.9%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 1%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.6
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.11
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 25 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 44 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 116 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 115 |
Admissions
Castle View Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 95 71 |
| Year 8 | 172 94 78 |
| Year 9 | 142 65 77 |
| Year 10 | 135 55 80 |
| Year 11 | 117 62 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.0% 3.0% |