Ark Castledown Primary Academy

URN 144083·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,298.8

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

21.4%

of income

In-year balance

+6.1%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

23 November 2021 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)80.0%
Expected standard (writing)84.0%
Expected standard (maths)82.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.78.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

396

Capacity

480 (83%)

Free school meals

55.3%

English additional lang.

24.7%

Ethnicity

White British 64.6%Asian 9.6%Black 5.1%Mixed 4.8%Chinese 1.0%Other 1.3%

Age range: 211

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

19.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

20.4

Mean salary

£39,823

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

19.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 357 pupils