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Castlebar School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community special school

Hathaway Gardens, Ealing, London W13 0DH · castlebar.ealing.sch.uk · 020 8998 3135

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
0%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Ealing 69%, England 62%
Pupils
193
1 over 192 places · 101%
Local authority
Ealing
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
54.9%
First language not English
46.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Ealing it was 69%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 0% (England 53%)0%2016/17: 0% (England 61%)0%2017/18: 0% (England 64%)0%2018/19: 0% (England 65%)0%2022/23: 0% (England 60%)0%2023/24: 0% (England 61%)0%2024/25: 0% (England 62%)0%England 62%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Castlebar School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jun 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
33
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 64% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼17% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 18% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲97% agreeEngland 67%

based on 33 parents (100%) with SEND

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