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The Castle School[1]

Special · ages 3–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0 2015/16[2]
Progress 8
-1.91 2015/16[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[6]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[6]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[7]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[7]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[7]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 0%[8] 0%[8]
2022/23 0%[9] 0%[9]
2018/19 0%[10] 0%[10]
2017/18 0%[11] 0%[11]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
24 Apr 2024[12]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[12]
Report published
9 Jun 2024[12]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[12]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[12]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
15 Jan 2019[13] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[13] No overall grade[13]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community special school[1]
Ages
3–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
212[1]
Local authority
West Berkshire[1]
Website
www.thecastleschoolnewbury.org.uk[1]
District
West Berkshire[14]
Postcode
RG14 2JG[1]
URN
110182[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
199 2024/25[15]
English as an additional language
8.5% 2024/25[15]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[15]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[15]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
46.2% 2024/25[15]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.