SCHOOL PROFILE

Castilion Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146892
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 33.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 May 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 2 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bexley
Trust AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 159 159 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 85 53.5% of pupils
Male pupils 74 46.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.2%
0.4 pts above England
School 25.2%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.5%
16.2 pts above England
School 36.5%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.3%
5.3 pts above England
School 6.3%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
54.1%
86
Any other White background
17.0%
27
White British
6.9%
11
Any other Asian background
3.8%
6
White and Black African
3.1%
5
Caribbean
2.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.8% 41 of 159 pupils
5.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.8%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.9% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts above
EHC plans 6.9% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Social, emotional & mental health 4
No specialist assessment yet 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

61.0%

9.3 pts below England

School 61.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Bexley 71.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.92 pts lower than England
School 4.30%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.18 pts lower than England
School 14.63%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.85 pts higher than England
School 3.66%
Bexley 1.68%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

33.7% 54.5 pts below England
Castilion Primary School
33.7%
Bexley
86.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information