Primary school

Castle View Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • LA1 3LE
Ofsted report card · inspected Mar 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,602 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 48%48% · 2022/232023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM31% · North West 63%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 23% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 23% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 28% · 25 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 45% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 63% · 19 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 28% · 25 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 31% · 13 pupils · North West 63%63%23%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 25 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 19 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 25 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 13 pupils · North West 6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 97 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 25 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 98 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 19 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 99 · 25 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 13 pupils · North West 10510597No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 99 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 25 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 19 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 98 · 25 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 100 · 13 pupils · North West 10510398No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd20
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2009–2026

    1. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
    2. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
    3. 2015Goodas predecessor
    4. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
    5. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
    6. 2022Ungraded visitas predecessor
    7. 2025Lowest Inadequate
    8. 2026Report card

    Pupils · 2024/25

    On roll · Jan 2026100
    Free school meals (past 6 years)52.5%
    First language not English24.8%
    SEN support16.8%
    EHC plan5.9%
    Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
    Persistently absent pupils21.3%

    Girls 41.6%Boys 58.4%

    47.6% full · 210 places

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    Workforce · 2025/26

    Pupils per teacher25.0
    Pupils per adult10.4
    • Classroom teachers 3
    • Leadership 1
    • Teaching assistants 5.6
    • Other support 2.6

    Teachers 4 FTE · Whole workforce 12.3 · 22 people

    Financials · 2024/25

    Income per pupil£10,406
    Spend per pupil£10,059
    Staff spend per pupil£7,861
    Reserve per pupil−£1,356
    • −£137,000revenue reserve
    • +£35,000in-year balance

    Grants £10,267 · self-generated £139 · premises £644 per pupil

    Multi-academy trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED (15 academies) · trust reserve £2,745,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it