Castle Academy is a primary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Station Road, Doncaster

School Information

Address: Station Road, Doncaster, DN12 3DB
Website: www.astreacastle.org
Telephone: 01709513010
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ann-Marie Mason
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 144483

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 156
Number of Boys: 88
Number of Girls: 68

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.3 to 0.1
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4 to 1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.8 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Academy
Station Road , Conisbrough DN12 3DB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rowena Academy
Gardens Lane , Conisbrough DN12 3JY 		4out of 4 768 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Morley Place Academy
Old Road , Conisbrough DN12 3LZ 		1out of 4 915 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wadworth Street , Denaby Main DN12 4AQ 		2out of 4 1,039 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Denaby Main Primary Academy
School Walk , Denaby Main DN12 4HZ 		1out of 4 1,475 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De Warenne Academy
Gardens Lane , Conisbrough DN12 3JY 		2out of 4 755 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fullerton House School
Off Tickhill Square , Denaby DN12 4AR 		- not rated 1,462 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Pennine View School
Old Road , Conisbrough DN12 3LR 		1out of 4 1,734 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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