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Castle Park School

URN
142693
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Castle Park School
URN
142693
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

65 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

64

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#50 of 83 schools in Westmorland and Furness

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: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national 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 Park School

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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
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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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 Park School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 November 2024
Inspection date
22 October 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Personal development

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)

41

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

69

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

41

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.68×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Admissions portal
Bristol admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.castleparkschool.org.uk/

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 %

81.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

81.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

72.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

66.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

LA9 6BE - Sedbergh Drive, Kendal, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Sedbergh Drive, Kendal, Cumbria
Postcode
LA9 6BE
Phone
1539790440
Website
www.castleparkschool.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Westmorland and Furness
Local authority code
943

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 169 schools in Westmorland and Furness.

Authority statistics

Total schools

169

Open schools

162

Closed schools

7

Primary schools

127

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.
  • Good

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 14 November 2024

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 November 202422 October 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 14 November 2024
    • Inspection

      Published
      14 November 2024
      Inspected
      22 October 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    59.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 41

    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

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary127 (76.0%)
    • Secondary19 (11.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other21 (12.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Castle Park School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Round Hills School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Sandgate School669 mNot applicableOpen
    Kendal Centre982 mNot applicableClosed
    Hospital and Home Tuition Service (Cumbria)1.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    Stramongate Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stramongate Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    The Queen Katherine School1.4 kmSecondaryOpen
    The Queen Katherine School1.4 kmSecondaryClosed
    Heron Hill Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Castle Park School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Round Hills School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Sandgate School
      Distance
      669 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Kendal Centre
      Distance
      982 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Hospital and Home Tuition Service (Cumbria)

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Westmorland and Furness)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA11 7RDOpen
    Alston Primary SchoolPrimaryCA9 3QUOpen
    Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA22 9DHOpen
    Appleby Primary SchoolPrimaryCA16 6TXOpen
    Armathwaite SchoolPrimaryCA4 9PWOpen
    • Allithwaite CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LA11 7RD
      Status
      Open
    • Alston Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA9 3QU
      Status
      Open
    • Ambleside CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LA22 9DH
      Status
      Open
    • Appleby Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA16 6TX
      Status
      Open
    • Armathwaite School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Stramongate Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stramongate Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Queen Katherine School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The Queen Katherine School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Heron Hill Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA4 9PW
    Status
    Open