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Castleside Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Alison Spence (Headteacher)

location_onConsett, DH8 9RG

language Visit Website phone 1207508237

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Castleside Primary School is a Community school primary school in Consett, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Castleside Primary School is a community school in Consett, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 77 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #190 of 203 primaries in County Durham and #14,758 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 28.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing38% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.6

-5.9 to 0.9

-5.9

Write

LA -0.1

-9.2 to -2.6

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-6.3 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading55% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.1

-4.5 to 1.0

-0.3

Write

LA 0.6

-2.8 to 2.3

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 67%

Reading82% LA 77%

Writing76% LA 78%

Maths59% LA 78%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.7

-3.9 to 1.7

0.2

Write

LA 0.6

-2.5 to 2.9

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.6

-5.2 to 0

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2024	#14,758 / 15,713	#190	#14,523	#1
2023	#14,601 / 15,253	#186	#1	#14,361
2019	#7,857 / 13,571	#96	#1	#8,850
2018	#10,409 / 12,625	#119	#1	#9,375

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

09 March 2022

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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14 October 2014

Inspection Report

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08 March 2011

Inspection Report

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15 May 2008

Inspection Report

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06 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

2018-06-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

2014-10-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 67 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	67	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	68	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	70	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	77	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	77	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	78	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	92	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	89	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	88	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	97	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	103	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	103	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	103	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	115	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	120	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	122	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	126	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	129	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	129	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	129	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	129	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	127	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Castleside Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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