NCEA Castle School

State-Funded School

ncea-castle-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Blyth and AshingtonConstituency

NE63 9FZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

NCEA Castle School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 158 pupils. NCEA Castle School is part of NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

158

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

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: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 158
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.