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Castle Primary School

Primary

Newcastle-under-Lyme · Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4NE www.castleprimary.co.uk

Pupils
80
cap. 120
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
80
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
80
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-36pp
90%70%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
50%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
80
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4NE
Local authority
Staffordshire
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
2024/2550%0%50%31%88%0%75%0%100%69%102.0103.0106.010%80
2023/2486%0%93%14%93%7%100%21%100%93%108.0107.0109.06%82
2022/2355%0%73%27%73%0%82%27%91%91%105.0107.0107.0-1.00-2.10+2.001%97
2018/1950%0%83%28%56%0%94%17%94%94%105.0105.0107.0-0.90-5.40-0.404%98
2017/1890%10%90%20%90%10%100%40%100%90%106.0108.0106.0-1.50-1.70+2.00103
2016/1786%7%86%21%86%43%93%14%93%93%108.0107.0107.0-2.50-1.10-2.702%113

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
2024/258020.510%0%16%4%10%
2023/248220.56%0%12%4%10%
2022/239719.21%0%14%5%11%
2021/2210817.80%0%14%7%23%
2020/219017.92%0%11%
2018/199817.74%0%14%4%7%
2017/1816.03%4%
2016/1711319.52%0%16%4%10%

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