Castle View Primary School
School Road, Matlock, DE4 3DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Amie Wilton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 143968
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629582699
About this school
Castle View Primary School is a primary academy in Matlock. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle View Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 20 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 38% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 62% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 30% | 54% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 69% | 27% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 View 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle View Primary School compares
Castle View Primary School ranked 226th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 4.4% | 60.2% | 130 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 37% | 6.1% | 57% | 156 | 0.1 miles |
| All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.9% | 142 | 0.6 miles |
| St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.1% | 32% | 89 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints CofE Junior School | 86% | 2.7% | 14.6% | 218 | 0.9 miles |
| Tansley Primary School | 23% | 4.4% | 26% | 58 | 1.2 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)
- 60.19%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.39%
- Persistent absence
- 12.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
All Saints CofE Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
All Saints CofE Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Tansley Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Matlock
Castle View Primary School ranks 14th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Matlock.
- All Saints CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Junior School Primary
- Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Brassington Primary School Primary
- Carsington and Hopton Primary School Primary
- Crich Carr CofE Primary School Primary
- Crich Church of England Infant School Primary
- Crich Junior School Primary
- Cromford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Dale Primary School Primary
- Elton CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Castle View Primary School teach?
- Castle View Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Matlock.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle View Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castle View Primary School is Miss Amie Wilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle View Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle View 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 many pupils are at Castle View Primary School?
- Castle View Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Castle View Primary School full?
- Castle View Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 130 on roll (87%), 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 Castle View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castle View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle View Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle View Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Castle View Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Castle View Primary School is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castle View Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle View Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Castle View Primary School ranked 226th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle View Primary School's absence rate?
- Castle View Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle View Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle View 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 10 July 2026.