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EnglandSouth WestSomersetBA7 7EHCastle Cary Community Primary School
Primary

Castle Cary Community Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Castle Cary · BA7 7EH

Pupils
194
cap. 236
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Cary Community Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
68%
68%68%68%
'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
10%
10%10%10%
'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
194
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Park Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7EH
Local authority
Somerset
Website
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
2024/2568%10%74%42%71%10%77%29%81%71%105.0104.0104.017%194
2023/24Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published22%New school

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
2024/2519420.217%4%28%6%18%
2023/2420522%2%24%8%26%

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