Castlefield School
The Middle Way, High Wycombe, HP12 3LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Kann
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 110522
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494436018
About this school
Castlefield School is a foundation primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 446 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 72 | 65 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 71% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 14% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 77% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 85% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Castlefield 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 469 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castlefield School compares
Castlefield School ranked 11th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.4% | 34.8% | 446 | — |
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery | 50% | 6% | 31% | 235 | 0.3 miles |
| Oakridge School | 64% | 7.1% | 31.3% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| Chepping View Primary Academy | 77% | 5.5% | 11.4% | 422 | 0.8 miles |
| Millbrook Combined School | 42% | 8.1% | 30.4% | 628 | 0.8 miles |
| High Wycombe Church of England Combined School | 60% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 209 | 1.1 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)
- 34.75%
- English as an additional language
- 64%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 13.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Oakridge School0.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Chepping View Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Millbrook Combined School0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Castlefield School ranks 2nd of the 36 ranked primary schools in High Wycombe.
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Beechview Academy Primary
- Bledlow Ridge School Primary
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cadmore End CofE School Primary
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Cedar Park School & Nursery Primary
- Chepping View Primary Academy Primary
- Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castlefield School teach?
- Castlefield School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Castlefield School?
- The headteacher of Castlefield School is Mr Andrew Kann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castlefield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castlefield 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 Castlefield School?
- Castlefield School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Castlefield School full?
- Castlefield School has capacity for 700 pupils and 446 on roll (64%), 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 Castlefield School a faith school?
- No. Castlefield School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castlefield School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castlefield School as having nursery classes.
- How have Castlefield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castlefield School rank locally?
- Castlefield School ranked 11th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castlefield School's absence rate?
- Castlefield School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castlefield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castlefield 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.