Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Castle Cary Community Primary School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150285URN

Park Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7EH

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

27 applications for 22 places · 122nd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 7 December 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Castle Cary Community Primary School (URN 123640), 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	22	27	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2025	18	27	1.5	17	0.94
Sep 2024	25	28	1.1	24	0.96
Sep 2023 *	22	33	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2022 *	25	34	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2021 *	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2020 *	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2019 *	29	35	1.2	25	0.86
Sep 2018 *	33	44	1.3	34	1.03
Sep 2017 *	18	32	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2016 *	42	54	1.3	42	1.00
Sep 2015 *	27	39	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2014 *	27	41	1.5	27	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 71% · Maths 77% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%43rd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	10%	105	104
2023/24
2022/23

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 Cary Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Ditcheat Primary School
4.5 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lovington Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Somerset

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.2applications per place
Bruton Primary School
5.1 km · Somerset

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Somerset

Good2021

1.8applications per place
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary
8.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wincanton Primary School
8.2 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Countess Gytha Primary School
8.9 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.3applications 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: 150285 · 933/2063
Trust: The Academies for Character and Excellence
Capacity: 236 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 28.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Castle Cary Community Primary School (URN 123640)
Address: Park Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7EH
Local authority: Somerset

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