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Castle Park School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Kendal · LA9 6BE www.castleparkschool.org.uk/

Pupils
338
cap. 315
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Park School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+13pp
76%65%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
11%
+3pp
11%10%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
338
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Sedbergh Drive, Kendal, LA9 6BE
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
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
2024/2566%11%81%45%81%17%72%21%89%79%106.0104.0105.010%338
2023/2453%8%76%26%68%24%66%13%76%71%105.0102.0103.019%322
2022/2362%8%77%28%64%26%77%18%77%82%106.0104.0106.0-0.70-0.50-1.8017%305
2018/1976%11%85%35%80%30%85%17%85%80%108.0105.0108.0+1.70+1.50-1.1011%315
2017/1869%8%83%33%83%25%81%17%86%92%107.0105.0108.0+1.00+0.60-0.20287
2016/1774%13%100%35%87%26%77%23%84%84%109.0105.0106.0+3.90+1.70-0.2010%278

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
2024/2533817.610%6%9%5%10%
2023/2432220.719%7%10%5%12%
2022/2330521.117%6%9%5%14%
2021/2231220.817%3%12%5%10%
2020/2131122.918%4%10%
2018/1931524.911%4%10%4%6%
2017/1821.64%8%
2016/1727822.910%2%12%4%9%

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