Castlewood School

Lanchester Way, Birmingham, Solihull, B36 9LF

Requires Improvement

Inspected 19 September 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

12.6

Attainment 8

4–16

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy special sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Solihull →
School Type: Academy special sponsor led
Age Range: Ages 4–16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 99 / 96 (103%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 19 September 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

76.8%

Disadvantaged

EAL

98.0%

SEN support

2.0%

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

86%

Sustained destination

86%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

20.7%

Overall absence

53.5%

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.

19.71

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

5.9

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.8 vs 2023/24

11.97

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

£43,538

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 20% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,542 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 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.

£29,394

Spend per pupil

£33,182

Income per pupil

47%

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.