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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR5 3EQCastletown Primary School
Primary

Castletown Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR5 3EQ castletownprimary.org.uk

Pupils
367
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
367
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
367
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castletown Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+6pp
76%67%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
9%
-3pp
12%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
367
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Grange Road, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3EQ
Local authority
Sunderland
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
2024/2576%9%82%42%76%16%82%16%78%82%107.0105.0109.017%367
2023/2470%12%86%35%74%16%77%18%79%81%106.0103.0107.018%372
2022/2362%8%72%28%78%10%78%20%74%80%105.0104.0106.0+1.40+2.10+1.7017%378
2018/1967%5%70%18%80%15%78%13%80%72%102.0103.0103.0-1.20+0.20-1.2011%426
2017/1858%6%68%12%78%18%68%18%78%74%102.0102.0103.0-2.10+0.20-1.1011%416
2016/1750%8%56%12%70%12%62%26%70%60%101.0103.0103.0-1.50-0.80-0.409%437

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
2024/2536721.817%7%30%6%17%
2023/2437220.118%6%30%6%15%
2022/2337820.017%4%28%6%16%
2021/2237819.713%4%31%6%14%
2020/2138719.311%2%28%
2018/1942620.411%3%33%5%9%
2017/1841621.611%3%33%4%8%
2016/1743722.29%2%31%5%11%

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