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EnglandEast of EnglandBrecklandIP24 3PURedcastle Family School
Primary

Redcastle Family School

Primary

Breckland · Thetford · IP24 3PU www.redcastleschool.org.uk/

Pupils
269
cap. 302
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
269
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
269
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Redcastle Family School · Primary · Norfolk

Finance£8781 spend / pupil£9310 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-1pp
71%61%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
61%
LA AVG 65.89%
SPAG higher standard
21%
LA AVG 20.8%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.53
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 103.19
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
269
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
33%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
St Martin's Way, Thetford, IP24 3PU
Local authority
Norfolk
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
2024/2570%0%73%24%82%3%85%27%85%61%104.0108.0102.033%269
2023/2471%6%76%18%76%12%82%15%82%53%105.0104.0102.020%258
2022/2371%13%81%29%81%16%81%39%100%65%104.0107.0103.0-0.90+1.10+2.6024%253
2018/1950%0%57%13%67%13%83%17%90%67%100.0104.0103.0-2.30-1.10+1.0015%227
2017/1850%3%50%23%70%7%70%17%87%83%102.0104.0107.0-4.20-3.50-3.2014%229
2016/1748%3%55%15%85%6%76%3%73%82%101.0102.0105.0-2.40+0.90-1.4016%243

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
2024/2526918.133%32%41%5%9%
2023/2425819.520%31%43%5%11%
2022/2325321.224%28%47%6%14%
2021/2224120.027%29%42%6%13%
2020/2123121.217%26%33%
2018/1922718.815%26%33%4%7%
2017/1822920.014%26%30%5%12%
2016/1724319.416%27%33%4%8%

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