# Castlewood School

Castlewood School is a special school in Solihull, for pupils aged 4 to 16.

It had 97 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E141171. [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 16
- Pupils: 97
- Council: Solihull
- URN: 141171

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Castlewood School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Solihull and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Castlewood School was 9.2, against 46.9 in Solihull and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Solihull | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 106 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Solihull | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 9.2 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 46.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 12.5% | 66.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 16 | – | – |

Castlewood School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Park Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-hall-academy-e135971): 390 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Heights Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heights-academy-e149753): 400 m. Special. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- [Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-bromwich-infant-and-nursery-school-e149490): 470 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- [Castle Bromwich Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-bromwich-junior-school-e149489): 930 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Smith's Wood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smiths-wood-primary-academy-e140923): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Water Orton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/water-orton-primary-school-e125620): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141171)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141171)

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