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Caston Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
The Street, Caston, Attleborough NR17 1DD · caston.norfolk.sch.uk · 01953 483304
On the mapSearch near NR17 1DD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 27%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 53%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 71
- 68% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 9 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 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 27% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 53%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121111)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Caston Church of England Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- 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: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121111), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121111)
May 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121111)
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 11
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied