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Castle Primary School

Mid Devon, EX16 6QRPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2023
KS2 Results
45%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
#11,796
of 13,686 nationally

About Castle Primary School

Castle Primary School sits within Devon local authority, a large county with 309 primary schools of the same type. In the Mid Devon district, it ranks 26th out of 35 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in the area include Stockland Church of England Primary Academy, Upottery Primary School, and Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School, all of which score notably higher on the ranking metric used. Castle Primary is a state-funded, mixed-gender school for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character. It has a current roll of 287 pupils against a capacity of 420, meaning there is room to grow. The school is led by headteacher Thomas Paddon and was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently since its previous inspection in 2017.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBarrington Street, Tiverton, Mid Devon, EX16 6QR
HeadteacherThomas Paddon
Local AuthorityDevon
Number of Pupils287
Free School Meals (FSM)33.8%
School Capacity287 / 420 (68% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Playing FieldsSensory RoomArt StudiosGymnasiumSports HallForest SchoolLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

SwimmingCricketTennisDanceAthleticsRoundersGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

DramaGardeningScience ClubCodingFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Castle Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.