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EnglandSouth EastHorshamRH13 9USCastlewood Primary School
Primary

Castlewood Primary School

Primary

Horsham · Horsham · RH13 9US http://www.castlewood.w-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
204
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castlewood Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
-1pp
73%71%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
17%
+10pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
204
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
3%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Castlewood Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9US
Local authority
West Sussex
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
2024/2572%17%90%48%90%17%90%45%90%83%109.0108.0108.016%204
2023/2473%7%87%37%83%10%87%30%83%93%107.0107.0108.014%201
2022/2373%8%96%35%77%12%96%38%85%100%108.0108.0109.0+2.40+0.10+3.9010%197
2018/1972%3%83%28%83%14%90%41%76%93%106.0108.0111.0-0.90-2.10+0.303%193
2017/1869%0%79%41%76%0%72%31%83%90%106.0106.0109.0+0.40-3.30+0.502%190
2016/1766%17%79%48%79%17%83%41%79%86%108.0106.0110.0+0.80-2.10-0.701%199

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
2024/2520422.916%5%3%3%6%
2023/2420122.114%6%5%5%12%
2022/2319720.310%4%5%5%12%
2021/2220320.711%7%5%6%11%
2020/2119217.89%6%6%
2018/1919321.93%7%5%3%4%
2017/1819017.62%7%6%3%5%
2016/1719919.61%1%8%4%4%

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