Castle View Primary School

HaltonCommunity school

Mead Way, Halton Brook, Runcorn, WA7 2DZ

Headteacher: Ms Hannah MelarangiSchool website ↗Pupils: 182 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 15 November 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
30.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 87%·Maths 87%All three 83%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
20
How many families wanted this school first?
25
How many got their first choice?
19of 25 (76.0%)
How many applied in total?
45

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
52.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
9.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
95 girls, 87 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 95% (2022/23), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%5.0%+1.3+1.1-2.8
2016/1779.0%14.0%-0.3-0.3+0.5
2017/1879.0%11.0%+6.4+6.3+6.7
2018/1986.0%23.0%+7.2+8.3+7.8
2022/2395.0%10.0%+7.0+5.1+4.2
2023/2480.0%15.0%---
2024/2583.0%30.0%---