Castle View Enterprise Academy

Castle View Enterprise Academy has demonstrated a good overall performance with a strong emphasis on positive relationships and high expectations within the school community. The welcoming environment fosters pride among students, who feel safe and valued. Leaders and governors are well-acquainted with the local community, contributing to strong parental support for the school. The quality of education has improved, particularly through the ambitious curriculum designed for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, challenges remain in fully embedding teaching practices across all subjects to minimize knowledge gaps among students. The personal development of pupils stands out as a key strength of the school, with many opportunities for extracurricular engagement and character-building activities. Although there are efforts to improve reading support, the implementation of subject-specific reading strategies requires further enhancement. Attendance remains a focus for leadership, with emerging positive trends. The school has a solid foundation but recognizes the need for continued growth in curriculum delivery and reading engagement to ensure all pupils achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Strong positive relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations and a safe, supportive environment
• Effective pastoral care tailored to individual needs
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities promoting personal development
• Ambitious curriculum designed for all learners, including those with SEND
• Strong subject knowledge and teaching practices among staff
• Good behaviour management with low instances of disruption
• Effective safeguarding practices and culture

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupil understanding leading to gaps in learning
• Lack of embedded subject-specific reading support
• Uneven quality of teaching and assessment practices across subjects

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 Castle View Enterprise Academy attended 90.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 31.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 2.6% of pupils at Castle View Enterprise Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Castle View Enterprise Academy had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 21.6% of pupils at Castle View Enterprise Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Castle View Enterprise Academy received £8,995 and spent £8,513 for each of its 1,023 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,671,000 (£3,588 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Castle View Enterprise Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Castle View Enterprise Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Castle View Enterprise Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Castle View Enterprise Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Castle View Enterprise Academy have?

Castle View Enterprise Academy has 993 pupils on roll.

What age range does Castle View Enterprise Academy cover?

Castle View Enterprise Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Castle View Enterprise Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.1, and 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Castle View Enterprise Academy?

Castle View Enterprise Academy is at Cartwright Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3DX.