Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022
Overview of Castle Academy · Primary · West Northamptonshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 69% | 7% | 78% | 26% | 81% | 9% | 93% | 22% | 78% | 81% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 5% | 76% | 17% | 76% | 12% | 78% | 29% | 74% | 76% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 464 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 4% | 70% | 18% | 73% | 13% | 71% | 18% | 82% | 70% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -1.30 | +1.00 | -0.30 | 11% | 449 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 9% | 59% | 17% | 78% | 33% | 82% | 20% | 82% | 77% | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | +0.40 | +4.80 | +2.10 | 11% | 520 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 6% | 80% | 24% | 85% | 30% | 85% | 26% | 87% | 83% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +2.00 | +3.80 | +2.80 | 11% | 506 |
| 2016/17 | 44% | 2% | 53% | 7% | 80% | 17% | 63% | 5% | 76% | 73% | 99.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -0.90 | +4.40 | +0.20 | 8% | 514 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 451 | 25.4 | 18% | 69% | 20% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 464 | 23.4 | 16% | 66% | 19% | 4% | 8% |
| 2022/23 | 449 | 22.1 | 11% | 69% | 21% | 6% | 13% |
| 2021/22 | 443 | 20.9 | 12% | 70% | 20% | 5% | 12% |
| 2020/21 | 451 | 22.5 | 13% | 67% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 520 | 24.7 | 11% | 65% | 20% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 506 | 21.8 | 11% | 68% | 23% | 4% | 6% |
| 2016/17 | 514 | 26.5 | 8% | 67% | 25% | 4% | 5% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.