Castle School is a school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Odell Road, Walsall

School Information

Address: Odell Road, Walsall, WS3 2ED
Website: https://www.castle.walsall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01922710129
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Christine Fraser
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104269

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 200
Number of Pupils: 187
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 63

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -16.5 Confidence interval -19.2 to -13.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -15.1 Confidence interval -17.5 to -12.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -15.9 Confidence interval -18.3 to -13.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.21 to -0.99
Of the 17 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 17 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.07
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandbank Nursery School
Elmore Row , Bloxwich WS3 2HR 		4out of 4 1,174 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Valley Nursery School
Blakenall Heath , Blakenall WS3 1HT 		4out of 4 1,239 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Millfields Nursery School
Lichfield Road , Bloxwich WS3 3LU 		4out of 4 1,995 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ 		4out of 4 2,645 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP 		4out of 4 2,722 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leamore Primary School
Bloxwich Road , Leamore WS3 2BB 		2out of 4 517 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Harden Road , Leamore WS3 1EN 		3out of 4 722 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Blakenall Heath Junior School
Field Road , Bloxwich WS3 3JF 		3out of 4 816 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School
Blakenall Lane , Leamore WS3 1HF 		3out of 4 823 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Elmore Green Primary School
Elmore Green Road , Bloxwich WS3 2HW 		3out of 4 1,190 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road , Bloxwich WS3 3LX 		3out of 4 1,995 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way , WV12 4BD 		2out of 4 2,125 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Mary's High School
Upper Forster Street , WS4 2AE 		4out of 4 2,875 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UA 		3out of 4 3,104 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall College
Wisemore Campus , WS2 8ES 		- not rated 2,640 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane , Bloxwich WS2 7NR 		2out of 4 1,062 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle School
Odell Road , Leamore WS3 2ED 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Phoenix Academy
Odell Road , Leamore WS3 2ED 		3out of 4 141 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Mary Elliot School
Leamore Lane , WS2 7NR 		3out of 4 1,062 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abu Bakr Boys School
Kent Street , WS2 7AN 		- not rated 1,562 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Old Hall School
Bentley Lane , WS2 7LU 		3out of 4 1,892 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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