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Castle View Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Cartwright Road, Sunderland SR5 3DX · castleviewenterpriseacademy.co.uk · 0191 594 6330
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 993
- 95% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 196 | 190 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 188 | 183 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 210 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 233 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 231 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 38.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.1 | −4.7 |
| Further education | 72.3 | +18 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | −7.4 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Castle View Enterprise Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 87
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (24%) with SEND