Castor CofE Primary School

Castor CofE Primary School is performing well overall, having been rated as 'Good' across all domains during its recent inspection. The school has successfully navigated a period of leadership changes and staffing inconsistencies, which previously affected its curriculum development and pupil outcomes. However, under new leadership, there has been rapid improvement with a key focus on establishing robust systems for learning and teaching. Pupils are happy, engaged, and demonstrate strong behaviours while benefiting from a variety of enriching experiences.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and demonstrate positive learning behaviours.
• The recent curriculum revision has enhanced the quality of education.
• Strong early years provision prepares children well for Year 1.
• The early reading curriculum is effectively implemented and monitored.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and integrated into the mainstream curriculum.
• Pupils engage in high-quality enrichment activities and take on roles of responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in writing standards across the curriculum.
• Gaps in knowledge in subjects with newly refined curricula.
• Assessment of pupils' prior knowledge is not routinely conducted.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Castor CofE Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Castor CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Castor CofE Primary School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.8% of pupils at Castor CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Castor CofE Primary School received £6,846 and spent £6,578 for each of its 185 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £84,000 (£454 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Castor CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Castor CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Castor CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Castor CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Castor CofE Primary School have?

Castor CofE Primary School has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does Castor CofE Primary School cover?

Castor CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Castor CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Castor CofE Primary School?

Castor CofE Primary School is at Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE5 7AY.