# The Castle School

The Castle School is a special school in West Berkshire, for pupils aged 3 to 19.

It had 228 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E110182. [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 3 to 19
- Pupils: 228
- Council: West Berkshire
- URN: 110182

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 25 April 2024
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 The Castle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in West Berkshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | West Berkshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 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 | West Berkshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 49.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 51.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 71% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 18 | – | – |

The 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.

- [Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaw-cum-donnington-c-e-primary-school-e109974): 250 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-school-e138525): 800 m. Secondary. School remains Good, February 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Winchcombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winchcombe-school-e135079): 880 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-sandilands-primary-school-and-nursery-e109861): 990 m. Primary. Improved significantly, March 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Speenhamland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speenhamland-school-e143999): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [iCollege Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icollege-alternative-provision-e131066): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

## 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/110182)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/110182)

## How to cite

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