Primary school

Redcastle Family School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • IP24 3PU
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,366 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 87%2022/23: top 25%25% · 2022/232023/24: top 29%2024/25: top 36%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM70% · East of England 64%7/10 Above+53.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England
Reading score104 · East of England 1062/10 Well below East of England+14.5 pts
Maths score108 · East of England 1059/10 Top 20%+55.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 23 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 48% · 33 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 50% · 30 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 50% · 30 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 71% · 31 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 71% · 34 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 70% · 33 pupils · East of England 64%71%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 3% · 33 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 13% · 31 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 6% · 34 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 33 pupils · East of England 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 23 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 33 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 100 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 34 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 33 pupils · East of England 10610599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 23 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 33 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 107 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 33 pupils · East of England 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.7%
26 of 30 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 86.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3026
2nd172
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026277
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.5%
First language not English31.6%
SEN support23.1%
EHC plan9.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils8.8%

Girls 43.5%Boys 56.5%

91.7% full · 302 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult7.7
  • Classroom teachers 10.7
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 19.7
  • Other support 10.4

Teachers 14.7 FTE · Whole workforce 44.8 · 64 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,547
Spend per pupil£9,514
Staff spend per pupil£7,444
Reserve per pupil£436
  • +£115,398revenue reserve
  • +£8,582in-year balance

Grants £9,037 · self-generated £510 · premises £580 per pupil