Castilion Primary School
Copperfield Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Bishop
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 146892
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083115177
About this school
Castilion Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 159 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castilion 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 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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- 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 | 57 | 47 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 47% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 81% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Castilion 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castilion Primary School compares
Castilion Primary School ranked 51st of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% 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 | 53% | 4.3% | 19.6% | 159 | — |
| Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3% | 25% | 209 | 0.2 miles |
| Jubilee Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 39.9% | 146 | 0.3 miles |
| Linton Mead Primary School | 63% | 6.7% | 46.9% | 282 | 0.4 miles |
| Hawksmoor School | 74% | 3.6% | 45.1% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Windrush Thamesmead Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 56.2% | 237 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 10 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.55%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Jubilee Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Linton Mead Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Hawksmoor School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Windrush Thamesmead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Castilion Primary School ranks 873rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Castilion Primary School teach?
- Castilion Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Castilion Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castilion Primary School is Mrs Yvonne Bishop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castilion Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castilion 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 Castilion Primary School?
- Castilion Primary School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castilion Primary School full?
- Castilion Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 159 on roll (34%), 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 Castilion Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castilion Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castilion Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castilion Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Castilion Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Castilion Primary School is part of AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castilion Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castilion Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Castilion Primary School ranked 51st of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% 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 Castilion Primary School's absence rate?
- Castilion Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castilion Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castilion 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.