Castle EAST School

State-Funded School

castle-east-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Waveney ValleyConstituency

NR35 1JSPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Castle EAST School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 130 pupils. Castle EAST School is part of EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.33

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

130

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 130
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.