Castle Wood Special School
50 Deedmore Road, Coventry, CV2 1FN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Rebekah Hayes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 135569
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476709060
About this school
Castle Wood Special School is a community special school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Wood Special School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
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 Castle Wood Special 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 | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 160 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.37%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 12.05%
- Persistent absence
- 41.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lote Tree Primary School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Coventry
-
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy1.6 miles
Academies · Coventry
-
Pattison College2.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Park View2.3 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
The Warwickshire Academy2.4 miles
Free Schools · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
- Ashcroft School Special schools
- Baginton Fields Academy Academies
- Corley Academy Academies
- Coventry Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Exhall Grange Specialist School Special schools
- Inspired Pathways Local authority maintained schools
- Kingsbury Academy Academies
- Park View Special schools
- Riverbank School Academies
- Sherbourne Fields School Special schools
- The Warwickshire Academy Free Schools
- Tiverton School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Castle Wood Special School teach?
- Castle Wood Special School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Coventry.
- Who is the head teacher of Castle Wood Special School?
- The head teacher of Castle Wood Special School is Mrs Rebekah Hayes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Wood Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Wood Special 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 many pupils are at Castle Wood Special School?
- Castle Wood Special School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castle Wood Special School full?
- Castle Wood Special School has capacity for 160 pupils and 194 on roll (121%), so it is at or above 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 Castle Wood Special School a faith school?
- No. Castle Wood Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Castle Wood Special School have?
- The schools register lists Castle Wood Special School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Wood Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Castle Wood Special School's absence rate?
- Castle Wood Special School's overall absence rate is 12.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Wood Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Wood Special 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 1 July 2026.