Castle Wood Academy
Primary schoolCastle Wood Academy is a primary school in West Lindsey, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 272 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 40% of pupils at Castle Wood Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughSecondary. Good (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 62.0 (2025/26, provisional)570 m
- The Gainsborough Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), May 2024670 m
- Handel House Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file710 m
- Illuminate YouSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file850 m
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Mercer's Wood AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Lindsey
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).