Castor CofE Primary School
Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Suzie Philllips
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 110824
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733380280
About this school
Castor CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 185 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
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 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 58% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 71% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Castor CofE 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 | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castor CofE Primary School compares
Castor CofE Primary School ranked 16th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.3% | 16.5% | 185 | — |
| Orton Wistow Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 378 | 1.5 miles |
| Ormiston Meadows Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 31.2% | 181 | 2.2 miles |
| Longthorpe Primary Academy | 64% | 5% | 15.6% | 401 | 2.5 miles |
| Nova Primary Academy | 70% | 6.4% | 44.3% | 343 | 2.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 15% | 209 | 2.7 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)
- 16.48%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.25%
- Persistent absence
- 3.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orton Wistow Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Ormiston Meadows Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Longthorpe Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Nova Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Castor CofE Primary School ranks 20th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castor CofE Primary School teach?
- Castor CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Castor CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castor CofE Primary School is Headteacher Suzie Philllips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castor CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castor CofE 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 Castor CofE Primary School?
- Castor CofE Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Castor CofE Primary School full?
- Castor CofE Primary School has capacity for 196 pupils and 185 on roll (94%), 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 Castor CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Castor CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Peterborough.
- Does Castor CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castor CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Castor CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castor CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Castor CofE Primary School ranked 16th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castor CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Castor CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castor CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castor CofE 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.