Castletown Primary School
Grange Road, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Duncan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 108792
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915497777
About this school
Castletown Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 347 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 57 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 70% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 12% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castletown Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castletown Primary School compares
Castletown Primary School ranked 23rd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 347 | — |
| Hylton Castle Primary School | 43% | 4.8% | 46.3% | 229 | 0.8 miles |
| South Hylton Primary Academy | 69% | 6.7% | 41.3% | 252 | 0.8 miles |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 57.1% | 423 | 0.9 miles |
| Highfield Academy | 82% | 7% | 52.6% | 443 | 0.9 miles |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 32.6% | 238 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.91%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hylton Castle Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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South Hylton Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Northern Saints Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Highfield Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Castletown Primary School ranks 17th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
- Farringdon Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castletown Primary School teach?
- Castletown Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Castletown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castletown Primary School is Mr Lee Duncan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castletown Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castletown Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Castletown Primary School?
- Castletown Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castletown Primary School full?
- Castletown Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 347 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castletown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castletown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castletown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castletown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Castletown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castletown Primary School rank locally?
- Castletown Primary School ranked 23rd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castletown Primary School's absence rate?
- Castletown Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castletown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castletown Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.