Castle View Primary School is a primary school located in Lancaster. 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 15/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Keswick Road, Lancaster, LA1 3LE
Website: https://www.castleview.school/
Telephone: 0152467880
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Claire Bright
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119131

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 143
Number of Boys: 82
Number of Girls: 61

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appletree Nursery School
Milking Stile Lane , LA1 5QB 		4out of 4 2,100 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle View Primary School
Keswick Road , LA1 3LE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Primary
Keswick Road , LA1 3LE 		- not rated 53 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Highfield , Derwent Road LA1 3ES 		3out of 4 539 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Balmoral Road , LA1 3BT 		3out of 4 908 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Aldrens Lane , LA1 2DU 		- not rated 1,184 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Lancaster High School
Crag Road , LA1 3LS 		- not rated 327 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road , LA1 3EF 		4out of 4 781 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2RX 		3out of 4 1,047 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Regent Street , LA1 1SF 		4out of 4 1,473 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road , LA1 4RS 		4out of 4 2,029 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2TY 		- not rated 2,993 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chadwick High School
Mainway , Skerton LA1 2AY 		2out of 4 872 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancaster Steiner School
Lune Road , LA1 5QU 		- not rated 1,877 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive , LA1 2QD 		4out of 4 2,054 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College
Slyne Road , LA2 6AP 		- not rated 2,090 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jamea Al Kauthar
Ashton Road , LA1 5AJ 		- not rated 2,554 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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