Castle View Primary Academy

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to good

Keswick Road, Lancaster, LA1 3LEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Castle View Primary Academy is a primary school in Lancaster for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 24th of 24 primary schools in Lancaster. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 26 February 2025, report published 24 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Inadequate
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

13 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths31%

31%, 31 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score105

105, 1 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

100 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals56%

56%, 29.5 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language26%

26%, 4.4 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13%

13%, 1.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5%

5%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Castle View Primary Academy

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School	0.3 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	64% met the expected standard
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	80% met the expected standard
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Requires improvement	33% met the expected standard
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	65% met the expected standard
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School	0.9 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	60% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy sponsor led
Sector: Academy
Trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Huw Rose
Phone: 0152467880
Website: castleview.school (opens in a new tab)
Address: Keswick Road, Lancaster, LA1 3LE
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 148231

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.