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Castletown Primary School

Sunderland, SR5 3EQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2022
KS2 Results
70%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 33 places
Ranking
#4,110
of 13,686 nationally

About Castletown Primary School

Castletown Primary School in Sunderland holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including the most recent graded visit in 2022. The school’s strongest academic headline comes from its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits above the local authority average of 67% for primary schools in Sunderland, placing Castletown 25th out of 73 schools in the area and inside the top 50 nationally for this measure. The school also performs well on the higher standard: 12% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, while in reading alone that figure rose to 35%. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 103 in maths, both comfortably above the national baseline of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGrange Road, Castletown Primary School, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR5 3EQ
HeadteacherLee Duncan
Local AuthoritySunderland
Number of Pupils367
Free School Meals (FSM)28.5%
School Capacity367 / 450 (82% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Mar 2022
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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, 18 May 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Sports HallPlaying FieldsGymnasiumSensory RoomDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersSwimmingAthleticsDance

Clubs & Activities

GardeningFilm ClubDramaEco ClubArt Club

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

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Castletown 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.