38 High Street, Castleton, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 2DA
10 reasons to choose Castleton Primary School
Top line
Castleton Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Whitby and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Castleton Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 5 members of Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2013) inspection.
Average class size
Castleton Primary School has two mixed-age classes and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Castleton Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 38% of schools.
The Castleton Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Castleton Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Castleton Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.15pm with a breakfast club from 8.00am.
Find another school near Castleton Primary School
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Loftus (6.2 miles); Skelton Primary School (7 miles); Whitecliffe Academy (7 miles).
Fyling Hall School (19.6 miles); Yarm School (20.1 miles); Red House School (21.7 miles).
Nunthorpe Academy (13.6 miles); Sacred Heart Secondary Catholic Voluntary Academy (17.8 miles); Acklam Grange School (21.5 miles).