Castle Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Barrington Street
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 6QR
Phone 01884253398
Reference Number 113340

General Makeup

Number of pupils 295
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.49%
Girls: 50.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 17 36
2 19 30 49
3 23 12 35
4 27 32 59
5 15 14 29
6 23 23 46

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.6%
White, Other 15.6%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-10
Date Description Report
2023-02-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-07-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-04-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-10-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-06-20 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-04-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-05-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-02-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-05-16 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 42% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% 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 104 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 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.4 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 24 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Two Moors Primary School
Cowleymoor Road, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6HH
0.4 miles
St John's Catholic Primary School
Melbourne Street, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5LB
0.54 miles
Heathcoat Primary School
Broad Lane, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5HE
0.59 miles
Wilcombe Primary School
Lazenby Road, Wilcombe, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4AL
0.71 miles
Tidcombe Primary School
Marina Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4BP
1.02 miles
Blundell's Preparatory School
Milestones House, Tiverton, EX16 4NA
1.09 miles
Bolham Community Primary School
Bolham, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7RA
1.25 miles
Halberton Primary School
Church Path, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7AT
2.96 miles
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School
Bell Meadow, Bickleigh, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8RE
3.73 miles
Uplowman Church of England Primary School
Uplowman, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7DR
4.14 miles
Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School
Higher Town, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7BR
4.46 miles
Name Distance
Tiverton High School
Bolham Road, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6SQ
0.53 miles
ACE Tiverton Special School
Orchard Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5HB
0.66 miles
Blundell's School
Blundell's Road, Tiverton, EX16 4DN
0.72 miles
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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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