What did Ofsted judge Castle View Primary Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Castle View Primary Academy's quality of education as Inadequate at its inspection in February 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Castle View Primary Academy?

Castle View Primary Academy has 100 pupils on roll.

What ages does Castle View Primary Academy take?

Castle View Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Castle View Primary Academy located?

Castle View Primary Academy is located in Lancaster, LA1 3LE, Lancashire.

How do I apply to Castle View Primary Academy?

Castle View Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Castle View Primary Academy?

When Castle View Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned; 3. Siblings — Children with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria... places will be offered via a random draw.

What is the largest ethnic background at Castle View Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 72% of pupils at Castle View Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Castle View Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned
3Siblings — Children with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start
4Distance — Remaining places are allocated according to where a child lives. Those living nearest to the preferred school by a straight line (radial) measure will have priority

If two applications tie: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria... places will be offered via a random draw.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Castle View Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Castle View Primary Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Castle View Primary Academy's quality of education as Inadequate at its inspection in February 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Castle View Primary Academy?: Castle View Primary Academy has 100 pupils on roll.
What ages does Castle View Primary Academy take?: Castle View Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Castle View Primary Academy located?: Castle View Primary Academy is located in Lancaster, LA1 3LE, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Castle View Primary Academy?: Castle View Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Castle View Primary Academy?: When Castle View Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned; 3. Siblings — Children with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria... places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Castle View Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 72% of pupils at Castle View Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Castle View Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned
3Siblings — Children with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start
4Distance — Remaining places are allocated according to where a child lives. Those living nearest to the preferred school by a straight line (radial) measure will have priority

Castle View Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Castle View Primary Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Castle View Primary Academy's quality of education as Inadequate at its inspection in February 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Castle View Primary Academy?: Castle View Primary Academy has 100 pupils on roll.
What ages does Castle View Primary Academy take?: Castle View Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Castle View Primary Academy located?: Castle View Primary Academy is located in Lancaster, LA1 3LE, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Castle View Primary Academy?: Castle View Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Castle View Primary Academy?: When Castle View Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned; 3. Siblings — Children with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria... places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Castle View Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 72% of pupils at Castle View Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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