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Castle Park School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Sedbergh Drive, Kendal LA9 6BE · castleparkschool.org.uk · 01539 790440
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 326
- 11 over 315 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- 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: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 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 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112189)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Castle Park School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 80
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (16%) with SEND