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Castle Academy

Primary

Doncaster · Doncaster · DN12 3DW www.astreacastle.org

Pupils
153
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
153
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
153
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDoncaster
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Academy · Primary · Doncaster

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
74%
+2pp
74%56%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
153
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Low Road, Doncaster, DN12 3DW
Local authority
Doncaster
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2574%9%78%48%78%13%74%35%65%70%106.0103.0102.028%153
2023/2472%3%86%55%76%7%76%21%72%66%109.0103.0102.033%169
2022/2367%8%75%33%75%8%71%21%75%63%104.0102.0101.0-0.60-0.40-2.6023%160
2018/1938%14%52%24%62%24%48%19%76%38%99.099.097.0-2.60-1.50-4.4022%139
2017/1853%6%76%24%82%6%76%18%82%76%105.0105.0105.0-1.90-3.50-1.30144
2016/1732%6%55%16%71%10%48%6%68%52%100.098.0100.0-2.40-0.90-4.800

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2515317.028%12%44%6%19%
2023/2416925.633%6%41%8%27%
2022/2316022.723%9%32%7%24%
2021/2217424.327%6%33%10%33%
2020/2115618.622%6%28%
2018/1913918.822%2%29%5%13%
2017/1817.14%9%
2016/174%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.