All-through
Castle School, Cambridge
Courtney Way, Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 233 of 234 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2024
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
0%
0.2
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 85 |
| Average reading score | 88 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 0.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 0 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -1.53 |
| 23/24 | -1.57 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 1.5 |
| 23/24 | 0.5 |
| 24/25 | 0.2 |
Courtney Way, Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Cambridgeshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Whysall
- Address
- Courtney Way, Cambridge, CB4 2EE
- Telephone
- 01223442400