NCEA Castle School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Northumberland
Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
91.7%
25.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
158
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Sonia Wilkinson
- Address
- Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ
- Phone
- 01670844322
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Seaton with Spital · Blyth and Ashington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145957
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
158 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Early years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 125 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 3 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.