Caludon Castle School

Caludon Castle School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, focusing on building a positive environment where students feel safe and engaged in their learning. Students exhibit enthusiasm towards their education, actively participate in leadership roles, and benefit from the use of digital technologies that enhance their learning experience. The school has successfully fostered a culture of respect and collaboration among its students, which contributes to their overall growth and academic achievement. Additionally, the school's efforts to improve attendance have resulted in significant progress, especially for its most vulnerable pupils. While the curriculum is ambitious and generally well-implemented, there are occasions when consistency in expectations and pedagogical approaches is lacking, which affects some students' progress. To further improve, the school needs to ensure that all staff apply high standards in teaching and provide regular opportunities for literacy practice across all subjects. Addressing these areas will bolster the school's strong foundation and enhance student outcomes even further.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes towards learning and enjoy attending school.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-planned, catering to students’ interests.
• Effective use of digital technology enhances teaching and learning.
• Teachers provide regular feedback helping pupils understand how to improve.
• Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) students receive excellent support.
• The school has a strong focus on improving attendance, resulting in significant progress.
• Pupils have access to extensive enrichment opportunities and high-quality career guidance.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teachers' expectations affect some pupils' progress.
• Opportunities for building literacy skills are not consistently provided across all 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 Caludon Castle School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.7% 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, 4.4% of pupils at Caludon Castle School 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 Caludon Castle School had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.8% 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, 16.8% of pupils at Caludon Castle School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% 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 Caludon Castle School received £8,049 and spent £8,148 for each of its 1,515 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,335,000 (£2,202 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Castle Phoenix Trust, income was £7,224 and spending £7,468 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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All schools in Coventry · Coventry local authority: places and applications

Caludon Castle School is part of Castle Phoenix Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Richard Lee Primary School Coventry
• Potters Green Primary School Coventry
• Little Heath Primary School Coventry
• Foxford Community School Coventry
• Hill Farm Academy Coventry
• Charter Academy Coventry
• Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Kingsbury

What is Caludon Castle School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Caludon Castle School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Caludon Castle School last inspected by Ofsted?

Caludon Castle School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Caludon Castle School have?

Caludon Castle School has 1,520 pupils on roll.

What age range does Caludon Castle School cover?

Caludon Castle School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Caludon Castle School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.2, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Caludon Castle School?

Caludon Castle School is at Axholme Road, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5BD.