Castleton Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hillcrest Road
Castleton
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 2QD
Phone 01706631858
Reference Number 105765

General Makeup

Number of pupils 350
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.29%
Girls: 45.71%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 27.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 23 12 35
2 25 27 52
3 31 20 51
4 26 28 54
5 12 18 30
6 33 27 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 48.9%
Pakistani 17.7%
African 9.7%
Mixed, Other 6%
Asian, Other 5.4%
White, Other 4.6%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
Indian 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2023-12-21
Date Description Report
2023-11-15 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-10-31 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-10-31 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-06-28 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-02-12 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 31% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 21 0
Third Preference 20 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Vicarage Road South, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2TN
0.25 miles
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Hanover Street, Castleton, St. Edward's Church of England Primary School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 3AR
0.38 miles
Sandbrook Community Primary School
Hartley Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2LR
0.75 miles
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Great Gates Road, Kirkholt, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2DA
0.85 miles
Ashfield Valley Primary School
New Barn Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1TA
0.92 miles
Marland Hill Community Primary School
Roch Mills Crescent, Off Roch Valley Way, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 4QW
0.97 miles
Brimrod Community Primary School
Holborn Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 4NB
0.98 miles
St John’s Church of England Primary School, Thornham
St. John's CE Primary School, Thornham Lane, St Johns School Thornham Lane, Slattocks, M24 2SB
1.05 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Oldham Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2HB
1.26 miles
All Souls Church of England Primary School
Rye Street, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 4DF
1.37 miles
Deeplish Primary Academy
Derby Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1LT
1.45 miles
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Ann Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1EZ
1.48 miles
Lowerplace Primary School
Kingsway, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4UU
1.5 miles
Hopwood Community Primary School
Magdala Street, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2HN
1.58 miles
Broadfield Community Primary School
Sparrow Hill, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1QT
1.68 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Muriel Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5JQ
1.74 miles
Harwood Park Primary School
Hardfield Street, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 1DG
1.79 miles
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Queen's Park Road, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 4XB
1.81 miles
Thornham St James CofE Primary School
Castleton Road, Thornham, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 6XT
1.87 miles
Bamford Academy
Belgium Street, Rochdale, Manchester, Lancashire, OL11 5PS
2.02 miles
Name Distance
Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 3LU
0.97 miles
Beech House School
184 Manchester Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 4JQ
1.27 miles
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Shaw Road, Thornham, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4RX
1.4 miles
Kingsway Park High School
Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4XA
1.66 miles
Hopwood Hall College
Middleton Campus, Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M24 6XH
1.67 miles
Edgar Wood Academy
Heywood Old Road, Heywood, OL10 2QN
1.67 miles
Rochdale Sixth Form College
College Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 6HY
1.8 miles
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 5EF
1.89 miles
Redwood
Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EW
1.9 miles
Newhouse Academy
Newhouse Road, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2NT
1.91 miles
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire, M24 2GL
1.95 miles
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Hollin Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6XN
2.09 miles
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Pot Hall, Wilton Grove, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2AA
2.14 miles
Brownhill School
Heights Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0PZ
2.3 miles
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 6LD
2.32 miles
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Greenbank Rd, Rochdale, OL12 0HZ
2.53 miles
Rochdale Islamic Academy
36 Taylor Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 0HX
2.55 miles
North Chadderton School
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 0BN
2.65 miles
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 7HS
2.77 miles
Willow View School
Fisherfield Farm, Hargate Avenue, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 6BT
2.77 miles
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