Castledyke Primary School
Castledyke West, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catriona Young
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 340
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 117967
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01652632455
About this school
Castledyke Primary School is a community primary school in Barton-upon-Humber. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 46 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 78% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Castledyke 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 | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castledyke Primary School compares
Castledyke Primary School ranked 51st of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 207 | — |
| Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 30.9% | 267 | 0.4 miles |
| Bowmandale Primary School | 72% | 3.8% | 22.7% | 345 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Junior Academy | 54% | 4% | 27.4% | 375 | 2.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 16.9% | 319 | 2.7 miles |
| South Ferriby Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 7.7% | 85 | 2.8 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)
- 38.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 17.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Barton-upon-Humber
-
Bowmandale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barton-upon-Humber
-
All Saints Church of England Junior Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Hessle
-
All Saints Church of England Infant Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Hessle
-
South Ferriby Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Barton-upon-Humber
Other schools in Barton-upon-Humber
- Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bowmandale Primary School Primary
- South Ferriby Primary School Primary
- Baysgarth School Secondary
- Options Barton Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Castledyke Primary School teach?
- Castledyke Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barton-upon-Humber.
- Who is the headteacher of Castledyke Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castledyke Primary School is Mrs Catriona Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castledyke Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castledyke 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 Castledyke Primary School?
- Castledyke Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Castledyke Primary School full?
- Castledyke Primary School has capacity for 340 pupils and 207 on roll (61%), 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 Castledyke Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castledyke Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castledyke Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castledyke Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Castledyke Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castledyke Primary School rank locally?
- Castledyke Primary School ranked 51st of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castledyke Primary School's absence rate?
- Castledyke Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castledyke Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castledyke 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 30 June 2026.