Castleton Primary School

Castleton Primary School at a glance

Located in Rochdale, Rochdale, Castleton Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 335 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 55% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Castleton Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.