Castle School, Cambridge

Courtney Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2EE

Requires Improvement

Inspected 14 May 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

0.2

Attainment 8

2–19

Ages

235

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Cambridgeshire →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 2–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 235 / 234 (100%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 14 May 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

45.4%

Disadvantaged

20.4%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

100%

Sustained destination

100%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

12.0%

Overall absence

37.2%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

36.7

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +3.0 vs 2023/24

7.9

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

71.17

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -10.3 vs 2023/24

£47,200

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 18% on leadership pay

↓ −£3,578 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

6.6

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£30,378

Spend per pupil

£27,468

Income per pupil

34%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.