Primary school

Castle Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • West Northamptonshire
  • NN1 2TR
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 32%32% · 2017/182018/19: top 76%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 34%2024/25: top 38%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · East Midlands 63%7/10 Above+40.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · East Midlands 6%6/10 Middle
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle+24.3 pts
Maths score106 · East Midlands 1047/10 Above+38.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 49 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 44% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 74% · 54 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 56% · 82 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 57% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 69% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 69% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 63%74%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 49 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 2% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 54 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 9% · 82 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 4% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 6%9%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 49 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 54 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 82 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 49 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 101 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 54 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 82 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 106 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 104106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
53 of 53 who put it first2022 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5353
2nd251
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026455
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.9%
First language not English69.0%
SEN support14.2%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils10.0%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.7%

108.3% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 18.3
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 16
  • Other support 6.3

Teachers 21.3 FTE · Whole workforce 43.6 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,329
Spend per pupil£6,354
Staff spend per pupil£4,755
Reserve per pupil£1,294
  • +£555,000revenue reserve
  • +£418,000in-year balance

Grants £7,261 · self-generated £79 · premises £981 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,654,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it