Castletown Primary School
Primary schoolCastletown Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 347 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 March 2022
- 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, 76% of pupils at Castletown Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 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- Castle View Enterprise AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Education and Services for People with AutismSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file670 m
- North View AcademySpecial. School remains Good, November 20231 km
- Hylton Castle Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2022. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- South Hylton Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
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).