The Castle School is a school located in Newbury. 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 08/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Love Lane, Newbury

School Information

Address: Love Lane, Newbury, RG14 2JG
Website: www.thecastleschoolnewbury.org.uk
Telephone: 0163542976
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Hewitt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110182

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 170
Number of Pupils: 164
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 44

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.7 to 2
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -4.2 to 2
Maths
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -5.1 to 0.7

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

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
Victoria Park , Parkway RG14 1EH 		4out of 4 1,493 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG 		2out of 4 279 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Winchcombe School
Maple Crescent , Shaw RG14 1LN 		3out of 4 960 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Digby Road , Speen RG14 1TS 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Speenhamland School
Pelican Lane , RG14 1NU 		2out of 4 1,098 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newport Road , RG14 2AW 		3out of 4 1,602 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity School
Love Lane , Shaw RG14 2DU 		3out of 4 870 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road , RG14 6JP 		3out of 4 2,918 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle School
Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Engaging Potential
Progress House , 79 Gaywood Drive RG14 2PR 		- not rated 2,518 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mary Hare School
Arlington Manor , Snelsmore Common RG14 3BQ 		3out of 4 2,534 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Icollege Alternative Provision
88 Newtown Road , RG14 7BT 		3out of 4 2,774 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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