Academy sponsor led · Bath and North East Somerset

Castle Primary School

2–11Ages
374Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146952URN

Castle Primary School, Newlands Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2TS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 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

0.5 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset

88 applications for 59 places · 43rd of 51 in Bath and North East Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

88 applications · 59 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 1.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2021 1.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2020 0.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2019 1.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bath and North East Somerset median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Castle Primary School (URN 109081), 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	59	88	1.5	54	0.92
Sep 2025	56	95	1.7	54	0.96
Sep 2024	61	99	1.6	60	0.98
Sep 2023	57	77	1.4	44	0.77
Sep 2022	41	58	1.4	36	0.88
Sep 2021	45	49	1.1	26	0.58
Sep 2020	56	52	0.9	32	0.57
Sep 2019 *	33	35	1.1	21	0.64
Sep 2018 *	32	36	1.1	21	0.66
Sep 2017 *	44	51	1.2	33	0.75
Sep 2016 *	40	67	1.7	30	0.75
Sep 2015 *	52	88	1.7	50	0.96
Sep 2014 *	37	60	1.6	33	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 63% · Maths 71% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%40th of 53 in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Bath and North East Somerset 82% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Bath and North East Somerset 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bath and North East Somerset 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Bath and North East Somerset 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	104	103
2023/24	48%	2%	102	101
2022/23	57%	9%	105	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

1.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2024

2.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Keyna Primary School
0.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Chandag Primary School
1.5 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Remains Good2021

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Two Rivers Church of England Primary
1.6 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place
Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy
2.0 km · Bath and North East Somerset

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Waycroft Academy
2.8 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Academy
3.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Saltford CofE Primary School
3.3 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 86%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146952 · 800/2009
Trust: The Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 374 on roll
Free school meals: 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: Castle Primary School (URN 109081)
Address: Castle Primary School, Newlands Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2TS
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset

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