# NCEA Castle School

NCEA Castle School is a special school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 2 to 19.

It had 158 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E145957. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 19
- Pupils: 158
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 145957

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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 NCEA Castle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

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

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |

NCEA Castle 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.

- [NCEA Duke's Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-dukes-secondary-school-e135886): 80 m. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [NCEA Bishop's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-bishops-primary-school-e145956): 140 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-ashington-e148504): 440 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-thomas-bewick-c-of-e-primary-school-e148766): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-james-knott-cofe-primary-school-e148763): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Central Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-academy-e152255): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed

## 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/145957)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145957)

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