Castledon School is a school located in Wickford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2018. 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 9.5%, which is 5.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bromfords Drive, Wickford

School Information

Address: Bromfords Drive, Wickford, SS12 0PW
Website: http://www.castledon.org
Telephone: 01268761252
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Holliday
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141765

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 227
Number of Pupils: 222
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 52

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 23% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -8.6 Confidence interval -12.4 to -4.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.3 Confidence interval -11.8 to -4.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -9.6 Confidence interval -13 to -6.3

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

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grange Primary School
Elder Avenue , SS12 0LR 		2out of 4 554 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Crescent Primary School
North Crescent , SS12 9AP 		3out of 4 1,221 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Primary School
Scott Drive , SS12 9PW 		3out of 4 1,251 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wickford Primary School
Market Road , SS12 0AG 		3out of 4 1,493 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Abacus Primary School
Tresco Way , The Wick SS12 9GJ 		3out of 4 1,964 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College
Grange Avenue , SS12 0LZ 		3out of 4 385 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beauchamps High School
Beauchamps Drive , SS11 8LY 		4out of 4 2,779 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive , SS12 0PW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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