Castledon School
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Bromfords Drive, Wickford, SS12 0PWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Castledon School is a special school in Wickford for ages 5 to 19. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 8 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
12 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
239 pupils on roll, with places for 290
Schools near Castledon School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Pioneer | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Glenwood School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Ramsden Hall Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 4.2 |
| Omnia Foundation | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Cedar Hall School | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 0.7 |
School details
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Holliday
- Phone
- 01268761252
- Address
- Bromfords Drive, Wickford, SS12 0PW
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 141765
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.