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Castlewood Primary School

Horsham, RH13 9USPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3096 of 13,686 nationally

About Castlewood Primary School

Castlewood Primary School sits within the West Sussex local authority, where it ranks 4th out of 35 primary schools in the Horsham area — comfortably inside the top 25% nationally. Among its closest peers in the same local authority, the top-performing schools are Heron Way Primary School, Barns Green Primary School, and Aldingbourne Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Castlewood’s own ranking score of 73 reflects strong performance on the key stage 2 expected standard in reading, writing and maths. The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with headteacher Kirsty Anstee-Brown at the helm. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good — a rating it has held consistently since its last graded inspection in March 2013. The earlier graded inspection in 2008 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, so the school has a long track record of solid provision.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCastlewood Road, Horsham, Horsham, RH13 9US
HeadteacherKirsty Anstee-Brown
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils204
Free School Meals (FSM)3.4%
School Capacity204 / 210 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Jan 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 22 Apr 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About Castlewood Primary School

Castlewood 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.