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Castlefield School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Foundation school
The Middle Way, High Wycombe HP12 3LE · castlefieldschool.co.uk · 01494 436018
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 446
- 64% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
- First language not English
- 64.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 51 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 61 | 45 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 26% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲26% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Castlefield School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 33
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied