Castlewood School
Lanchester Way, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9LF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Roberts
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Manor Hall Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 141171
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217489760
About this school
Castlewood School is a special academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castlewood 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 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 | 67% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | 13% | 13% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 95.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91.0 | 90.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +9.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.0 | 9.9 | 12.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.37 -2.11 to -0.63 | -1.15 -2.03 to -0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 6.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castlewood 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 20.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report23 June 2026
- 19 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.77%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 20.68%
- Persistent absence
- 53.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Heights Academy0.2 miles
Free Schools · Solihull
-
Forest Oak School1.0 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Merstone School1.0 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL1.3 miles
Special schools
-
Ebn Academy 21.3 miles
Free Schools · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Baskerville School Special schools
- Beaufort School Academies
- Braidwood School for the Deaf Special schools
- Brays School Academies
- Calthorpe Academy Academies
- Cherry Oak School Special schools
- City of Birmingham School Local authority maintained schools
- East Birmingham Network Academy Free Schools
- Ebn Academy 2 Free Schools
- Everything Education School Special schools
- Forest Oak School Special schools
- Fox Hollies School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Castlewood School teach?
- Castlewood School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Castlewood School?
- The headteacher of Castlewood School is Mrs Joanne Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castlewood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castlewood 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 Castlewood School?
- Castlewood School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Castlewood School full?
- Castlewood School has capacity for 96 pupils and 97 on roll (101%), 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 Castlewood School a faith school?
- No. Castlewood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Castlewood School part of an academy trust?
- Castlewood School is part of MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castlewood School have?
- The schools register lists Castlewood School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castlewood 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 Castlewood School's absence rate?
- Castlewood School's overall absence rate is 20.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castlewood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castlewood 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 13 August 2026.