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EnglandSouth EastFarehamPO16 9QQCastle Primary School
Primary

Castle Primary School

Primary

Fareham · Fareham · PO16 9QQ www.castleprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
393
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
393
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
393
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Primary School · Primary · Hampshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-8pp
76%70%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
8%
-9pp
17%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
393
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9QQ
Local authority
Hampshire
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%8%81%29%76%12%81%31%90%80%105.0106.0105.020%393
2023/2476%17%80%37%81%20%80%29%90%78%106.0105.0107.022%396
2022/2363%8%77%25%75%15%77%17%93%68%104.0103.0104.0-1.80-0.60-1.7021%411
2018/1966%13%70%26%80%20%80%23%82%64%105.0105.0104.0-0.60-0.10-0.4015%423
2017/1863%8%71%14%80%17%75%17%78%78%103.0103.0105.0-1.00+0.50-0.4014%422
2016/1763%5%70%21%77%35%74%19%88%68%103.0103.0103.0-0.80+2.00-0.9014%422

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
2024/2539322.420%6%18%5%10%
2023/2439622.422%5%17%5%10%
2022/2341122.821%4%16%5%12%
2021/2240522.320%4%15%7%17%
2020/2141723.316%4%16%
2018/1942323.015%3%18%4%6%
2017/1842223.614%3%18%4%5%
2016/1742221.614%2%17%3%5%

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