NCEA Castle School

Ofsted inspection

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NE63. Where we have them, council (Northumberland) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Split from NCEA Duke's Secondary School in July 2018. These figures are for this school only, not for NCEA Duke's Secondary School.

Pupils on rolli

158

Free school mealsi

57.1%

This schoolNE63 avg

17.5% above district average (39.6%)

Also: Northumberland special schools 53.8% · England special schools 49.2%

SENi

100%

Also: Northumberland special schools 100% · England special schools 99.9%

EALi

3.8%

0.6% below district average (4.4%)

Attendancei

91.8% Autumn and spring 2024/25

1.5% below district average (93.3%)

Also: Northumberland special schools 85% · England special schools 87.2%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NE63 average; the darker bar is this school. SEN is not compared with the district average for special, pupil referral or alternative provision schools, because almost all pupils have identified needs.

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.

• 70.6%
  2020/21
• 86.2%
  2021/22
• 85.7%
  2022/23
• 89.1%
  2023/24
• 91.8%
  2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

• 0%
  2022/23
• 0%
  2024/25

Admissions

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity

Not compared for this type of school

Published capacity (GIAS)i

150

Pupils on roll

158

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Northumberland page.

SEN support

SEN %i

100%

On-site provisioni

Resourced provision · ASD, SLD, PMLD

This school is set up for pupils with special educational needs or who need alternative provision. The SEN percentage is usually near 100% by design. Ask the SENCO what support looks like day to day.

Schools near NCEA Castle School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

• Rosewood Independent School1.2 miles · Special · Ofsted: Good
• Gust Independent School1.3 miles · Special · Ofsted: Good
• Cleaswell Hill School2.3 miles · Special · Ofsted: No overall grade
• The Dales School3.4 miles · Special · Ofsted: No overall grade
• Gilbert Ward Academy3.8 miles · Special · Ofsted: No overall grade
• Bede Academy4.2 miles · All-through · Ofsted: Good
• Howard House School4.2 miles · Special · Ofsted: Good

Other nearby schools

• NCEA Duke's Secondary Schoolunder 0.1 miles · Secondary · Ofsted: Requires improvement
• NCEA Bishop's Primary School0.1 miles · Primary · Ofsted: Good
• St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington0.3 miles · Primary · Ofsted: No overall grade

All schools in NE63 · Schools in Northumberland