Castle Primary School | School performance

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

365

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

365

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

365

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBath and North East Somerset

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

53%

+5pp

57%53%48%

'23'24'25

'25 · 53%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

9%6%2%

'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

76%

Reading higher standard

32%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

71%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

74%

SPAG expected standard

61%

SPAG higher standard

18%

Reading scaled score

104.0

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

365

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Castle Primary School, Newlands Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2TS

Local authority

Bath and North East Somerset

Website

www.castle.bathnes.sch.uk

Telephone

01179864489

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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	53%	3%	76%	32%	63%	3%	71%	24%	74%	61%	104.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	17%	365
2023/24	48%	2%	61%	18%	70%	7%	59%	9%	80%	64%	102.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	15%	341
2022/23	57%	9%	66%	37%	66%	14%	69%	17%	71%	66%	105.0	102.0	102.0	+2.00	+1.40	+0.10	17%	328
2018/19	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	365	22.1	17%	8%	27%	5%	11%
2023/24	341	20.5	15%	10%	29%	5%	14%
2022/23	328	18.6	17%	10%	34%	6%	14%
2021/22	329	17.9	20%	8%	40%	5%	11%
2020/21	312	20.3	20%	6%	37%	—	—