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Castle EAST School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–16 · Special free school
Hillside Road East, Bungay NR35 1JS · castleeastschool.co.uk · 01986 808651
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 9
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 130
- 10 over 120 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 9, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 17% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼17% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼96 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼99 | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼9 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼14.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.33 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 12.5 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 12.5 |
| Further education | 50 |
| Activity not captured | 25 |
Ofsted
Castle EAST School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 23
- 29% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (100%) with SEND