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Great Casterton Church of England Primary School

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person Mr Billy Wakefield (Headteacher)

corporate_fareTHE RUTLAND LEARNING TRUST

location_onStamford, PE9 4AU

language Visit Website phone 01780762417

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Great Casterton Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stamford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Great Casterton Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Stamford, Rutland, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE RUTLAND LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 77 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 17 primaries in Rutland and #11,985 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. 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 16.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 76%

Maths60% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 70%England 61%

Reading80% LA 84% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading76% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 3.2

-0.4

Write

LA 0.2

-3.3 to 2.4

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.4 to 1.2

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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
2025	#11,985 / 14,159	#13	#10,668	#1
2024	#6,809 / 14,233	#12	#4,029	#1
2023	#8,588 / 13,940	#10	#5,369	#8,780

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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07 December 2021

Inspection Report

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09 March 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

verified_user Safeguarding: Met Latest Ungraded: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

2016-06-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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2014-07-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 91 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	92	1	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	84	1	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	98	1	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	99	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	0.6%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Great Casterton Church of England 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

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy

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