Castle Academy

State-Funded School

castle-academy-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN1 2TRPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Castle Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 455 pupils. Castle Academy is part of EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 28 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

30%

Black

21%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

455

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

75%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 455
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.