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Castle Academy

3–11Ages
143Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144483URN

Low Road, Doncaster, DN12 3DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

41 applications for 21 places · 15th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Doncaster median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.0; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 2.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 2.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 2.3; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Doncaster median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Castle Academy (URN 138703), Conisbrough Station Road Primary School (URN 106749), the previous school.

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	21	41	2.0	18	0.86
Sep 2025	13	24	1.9	11	0.85
Sep 2024	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2023	16	21	1.3	14	0.88
Sep 2022	13	17	1.3	11	0.85
Sep 2021	15	23	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2020	18	26	1.4	16	0.89
Sep 2019	12	18	1.5	11	0.92
Sep 2018	17	31	1.8	14	0.82
Sep 2017	15	37	2.5	12	0.80
Sep 2016 *	13	30	2.3	10	0.77
Sep 2015 *	30	51	1.7	26	0.87
Sep 2014 *	23	58	2.5	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 74% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%23rd of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	9%	106	103
2023/24	72%	3%	109	103
2022/23	67%	8%	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 AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Rowena Academy
0.7 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Morley Place Academy
0.8 km · Doncaster

2026

77%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Denaby Main Primary Academy
1.3 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy
1.6 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Hill Top Academy
2.5 km · Doncaster

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington
2.6 km · Doncaster

2026

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Edlington Victoria Academy
2.6 km · Doncaster

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 76%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144483 · 371/2013
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 143 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: Castle Academy (URN 138703); Conisbrough Station Road Primary School (URN 106749)
Address: Low Road, Doncaster, DN12 3DW
Local authority: Doncaster

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