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Castle View Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–16

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 39 39.2 2025/26[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
39.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
37.7% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
10.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.56 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 35.6[5] 29.1%[5]
2023/24 34.2[3] 25.2%[3] -0.56[3]
2022/23 39.8[6] 35%[6] -0.17[6]
2021/22 42.8[7] 45%[7] -0.24[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
2 Jun 2026[8]
Type
S5 Inspection[8]
Report published
7 Jul 2026[8]
Inclusion
Expected standard[8]
Achievement
Expected standard[8]
Safeguarding standards
Met[8]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[8]
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention[8]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[8]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
7 Jun 2022[9] S5 Inspection[9] Good[9]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Applications (any preference)
207 Entry Sept 2026[10]
First preferences
119 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Places offered
129 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 199[10] 120[10] 166[10] 1.2[10]
Entry Sept 2024 229[10] 154[10] 175[10] 1.3[10]
Entry Sept 2023 182[10] 136[10] 149[10] 1.2[10]
Entry Sept 2022 149[10] 123[10] 137[10] 1.1[10]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
200 Entry Sept 2026[11]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1000[1]
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Portsmouth[1]
Website
https://www.castleviewacademy.org.uk/[1]
District
Portsmouth[12]
Postcode
PO6 4QP[1]
URN
145372[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
732 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language
10.2% 2024/25[13]
SEN support
15.2% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan
4% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
55.3% 2024/25[13]

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: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. 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.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. castleviewacademy.org.uk: castleviewacademy.org.uk — Admissions Policy 2026 2027 (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Admission Number(s) The admission number is 200 students for entry into Year 7 in September 2026. (p. 2)
  12. 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.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.