Castle Primary School | School performance

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

287

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

287

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

287

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDevon

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Primary School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

44%

-1pp

60%51%42%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

8%5%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

63%

Reading higher standard

19%

Writing expected standard

56%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

52%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

56%

SPAG higher standard

15%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

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

287

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

34%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR

Local authority

Devon

Website

http://www.castletiverton.school

Telephone

01884253398

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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	44%	4%	63%	19%	56%	7%	52%	11%	85%	56%	104.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	17%	287
2023/24	45%	2%	64%	16%	61%	5%	68%	9%	86%	57%	103.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	16%	295
2022/23	42%	4%	66%	16%	50%	18%	58%	20%	46%	52%	104.0	102.0	101.0	+0.80	+0.50	-0.40	19%	314
2018/19	56%	2%	59%	15%	78%	17%	83%	15%	85%	63%	101.0	104.0	103.0	-1.20	+0.60	+0.20	27%	320
2017/18	60%	8%	69%	17%	75%	13%	75%	19%	85%	67%	103.0	104.0	104.0	-1.50	-1.30	-0.10	21%	320
2016/17	53%	2%	67%	22%	69%	14%	61%	12%	80%	67%	103.0	101.0	103.0	+2.50	+1.90	+0.50	18%	320

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	287	18.5	17%	15%	34%	5%	11%
2023/24	295	19.8	16%	16%	37%	6%	17%
2022/23	314	19.7	19%	15%	36%	6%	16%
2021/22	309	22.1	23%	16%	33%	6%	17%
2020/21	306	22.7	23%	15%	32%	—	—
2018/19	320	19.0	27%	16%	23%	4%	10%
2017/18	320	17.2	21%	18%	20%	4%	7%
2016/17	320	17.7	18%	16%	22%	4%	6%