Castlewood School is a school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2017. 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 10%, which is 6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lanchester Way, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Lanchester Way, Birmingham, B36 9LF
Website: http://castlewoodschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01217489760
School Type: Academy special sponsor led
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Solihull
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Trevor Scott
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141171

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 96
Number of Pupils: 86
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 15

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10% 4%
Persistent absence: 32.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.3 Confidence interval -10.8 to -3.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -9.1 Confidence interval -12.3 to -5.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -10.4 Confidence interval -13.4 to -7.3

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:94
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:91
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -1.23 to 0.82
Of the 7 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 6 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:38%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:22.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:1.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Vale Nursery School
Yatesbury Avenue , Castle Vale B35 6DU 		4out of 4 2,909 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Green Lane , Castle Bromwich B36 0BX 		4out of 4 510 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Bromwich Junior School
Castle Bromwich Junior School Hurst Lane North , Castle Bromwich B36 0HD 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Burton's Way , Smith's Wood B36 0SZ 		4out of 4 1,204 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Water Orton Primary School
Plank Lane , Water Orton B46 1SG 		3out of 4 1,313 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
Hurst Lane , Shard End B34 7HN 		- not rated 1,668 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road , Castle Bromwich B36 9HF 		3out of 4 424 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		2out of 4 1,794 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Greenwood Academy
Farnborough Road , B35 7NL 		2out of 4 2,119 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Cooks Lane , Solihull B37 6NU 		1out of 4 3,053 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5GA 		3out of 4 3,203 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way , Castle Bromwich B36 9LF 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Summerfield Education Centre
Auckland Drive , Smith's Wood B36 0DD 		3out of 4 507 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Auckland Education Centre
Bosworth Wood Campus , Auckland Drive B36 0DD 		1out of 4 598 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Forest Oak School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		4out of 4 1,733 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Merstone School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		4out of 4 1,733 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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