Casterton Primary Academy | Primary in Burnley | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

289

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

289

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

289

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLancashire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Casterton Primary Academy · Primary · Lancashire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

72%

-6pp

78%67%56%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

12%

-1pp

13%11%9%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

86%

Reading higher standard

26%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

74%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

40%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

289

Pupil : teacher ratio

25.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

35%

FSM eligible

36%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Casterton Primary Academy, Thames Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PZ

Local authority

Lancashire

Website

https://www.castertonprimaryacademy.co.uk/

Telephone

01282435657

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	12%	86%	26%	79%	14%	74%	28%	72%	79%	105.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	289
2023/24	78%	13%	80%	33%	78%	23%	78%	30%	85%	78%	105.0	104.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	297
2022/23	56%	9%	63%	19%	74%	16%	72%	28%	88%	70%	102.0	104.0	104.0	+0.00	+3.70	+2.60	15%	298
2018/19	68%	13%	80%	28%	78%	30%	85%	23%	85%	85%	104.0	105.0	107.0	+1.80	+2.90	+1.90	13%	288
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	289	19.1	14%	35%	36%	5%	12%
2023/24	297	22.6	14%	32%	40%	6%	17%
2022/23	298	20.8	15%	35%	39%	6%	18%
2021/22	307	20.2	14%	31%	39%	6%	14%
2020/21	291	20.0	14%	27%	36%	—	—
2018/19	288	22.0	13%	32%	33%	4%	9%