Foundation school · Devon

Castle Primary School

4–11Ages
293Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113340URN

Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

55 applications for 41 places · 110th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2023Ofsted'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

1.3applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first

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

This school
Devon 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	41	55	1.3	41	1.00
Sep 2025	28	49	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2024	40	75	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2023	37	52	1.4	37	1.00
Sep 2022	44	65	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2021	44	68	1.6	44	1.00
Sep 2020	31	46	1.5	30	0.97
Sep 2019	60	82	1.4	57	0.95
Sep 2018	29	54	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2017	40	53	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2016	60	71	1.2	49	0.82
Sep 2015	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2014	43	61	1.4	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 56% · Maths 52% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%221st of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Devon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	4%	104	100
2023/24	45%	2%	103	103
2022/23	42%	4%	104	102

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

Castle Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Two Moors Primary School
0.6 km · Devon

2026

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Good2023

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Heathcoat Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Wilcombe Primary School
1.1 km · Devon

2026

2.1applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Tidcombe Primary School
1.6 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bolham Community Primary School
2.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Halberton Primary School
4.8 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Devon

2026

1.1applications per place 63%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113340 · 878/2720
Capacity: 420 pupils · 293 on roll
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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