Castle Primary School

Castle Primary School demonstrates strong overall performance, receiving a good overall effectiveness grade in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school cultivates an inclusive and welcoming environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. High expectations and exceptional behavior are hallmarks of the school's culture, complemented by a strong emphasis on character development and personal growth. Parents express high satisfaction with the nurturing atmosphere that supports their children's learning. While the curriculum is ambitious and well-implemented in many areas, some subjects show gaps in the clarity of essential knowledge pupils need to retain over time.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and attitudes.
• The school provides a nurturing and inclusive environment.
• Strong focus on language and communication development.
• Dedicated emphasis on reading from early years through to key stage 1.
• Curriculum includes memorable experiences that enhance learning.
• Well-managed behavior expectations lead to a positive school atmosphere.
• Parents are very satisfied with the school's support and care.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum clarity is lacking in a few subjects, limiting depth of knowledge.
• Implementation of the wider curriculum needs improvement to ensure knowledge retention.

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 Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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 Castle 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 Castle Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.5% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Castle Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 2024–25 Castle Primary School received £6,151 and spent £6,883 for each of its 362 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£142 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Partnership Trust, income was £9,672 and spending £9,897 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 Bristol · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

Castle Primary School is part of The Partnership Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Pensford Primary School Bristol
• Marksbury CofE Primary School Bath
• Farmborough Church Primary School Bath
• Weston All Saints CofE Primary School Bath
• Chew Magna Primary School Bristol
• Roundhill Primary School Bath
• Cameley CEVC Primary School Bristol
• Moorlands Infant School Bath
• Moorlands Junior School Bath
• Paulton Infant School Bristol

What is Castle Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Castle Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Castle Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Castle Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Castle Primary School have?

Castle Primary School has 374 pupils on roll.

What age range does Castle Primary School cover?

Castle Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Castle Primary School?

Castle Primary School is at Castle Primary School, Newlands Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2TS.