Community school · Sunderland

Castletown Primary School

3–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108792URN

Grange Road, Castletown, Castletown Primary School, Sunderland, SR5 3EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

43 applications for 29 places · 41st of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	43	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2025	33	45	1.4	31	0.94
Sep 2024	57	67	1.2	55	0.96
Sep 2023	34	39	1.2	32	0.94
Sep 2022	52	56	1.1	49	0.94
Sep 2021	33	44	1.3	30	0.91
Sep 2020	38	78	2.1	38	1.00
Sep 2019	51	79	1.6	47	0.92
Sep 2018	39	61	1.6	38	0.97
Sep 2017	51	73	1.4	51	1.00
Sep 2016	47	75	1.6	45	0.96
Sep 2015	37	61	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2014	40	66	1.7	43	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%23rd of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	9%	107	105
2023/24	70%	12%	106	103
2022/23	62%	8%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Castletown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Hylton Castle Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
South Hylton Primary Academy
1.3 km · Sunderland

2025

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Northern Saints Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Sunderland

2026

1.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Highfield Academy
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bexhill Academy
1.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
1.9 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Town End Academy
1.9 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108792 · 394/2099
Capacity: 450 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Grange Road, Castletown, Castletown Primary School, Sunderland, SR5 3EQ
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources