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Castle Academy

URN
140362
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Castle Academy
URN
140362
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

62

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

66

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#79 of 121 schools in West Northamptonshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Castle Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Castle Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
7 February 2022
Inspection date
12 January 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 7 February 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

59

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

106

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

59

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.8×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Northamptonshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://castle.emat.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Northamptonshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

78.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

81.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

93.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

69.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NN1 2TR - St George's Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Contact details

Address
St George's Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Postcode
NN1 2TR
Phone
1604346802
Website
http://castle.emat.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Northamptonshire
Local authority code
941

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 224 schools in West Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

224

Open schools

207

Closed schools

15

Primary schools

156

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 February 202212 January 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 7 February 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      7 February 2022
      Inspected
      12 January 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    55.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 59

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    18

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary156 (71.2%)
    • Secondary18 (8.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other45 (20.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Castle Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St George's Middle School60 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Northampton Middle School104 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Complementary Education130 mNot applicableClosed
    The CE Academy130 mNot applicableClosed
    Hospital and Outreach Education130 mNot applicableClosed
    New Horizons Academy200 mNot applicableOpen
    Springboard217 mNot applicableClosed
    Northampton International Academy217 mAll-throughOpen
    Spring Lane Primary School411 mPrimaryClosed
    • Castle Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St George's Middle School
      Distance
      60 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Northampton Middle School
      Distance
      104 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Complementary Education
      Distance
      130 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (West Northamptonshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey CofE AcademyPrimaryNN11 4GDOpen
    Abington Vale Primary SchoolPrimaryNN3 3NQOpen
    All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimaryNN2 7AJOpen
    Ashby Fields Primary SchoolPrimaryNN11 0YPOpen
    Ashton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryNN7 2JHOpen
    • Abbey CofE Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN11 4GD
      Status
      Open
    • Abington Vale Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN3 3NQ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE VA Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN2 7AJ
      Status
      Open
    • Ashby Fields Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN11 0YP
      Status
      Open
    • Ashton CofE Primary School
    The CE Academy
    Distance
    130 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Hospital and Outreach Education
    Distance
    130 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • New Horizons Academy
    Distance
    200 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Springboard
    Distance
    217 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Northampton International Academy
    Distance
    217 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • Spring Lane Primary School
    Distance
    411 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NN7 2JH
    Status
    Open