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Castle Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Newlands Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2TS · castle.bathnes.sch.uk · 0117 986 4489
On the mapSearch near BS31 2TS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 374
- 89% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 59 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 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109081)
Ofsted
Castle Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109081), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109081)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109081)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 125
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (18%) with SEND