Castlefield SchoolChepping View Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Wycombe.

Summary of the comparison

Castlefield School and Chepping View Primary Academy are primary schools in High Wycombe.

  • Castlefield School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chepping View Primary Academy scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Chepping View Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Castlefield School was judged Good and Chepping View Primary Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 84.0% for Castlefield School and 77.0% for Chepping View Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Castlefield School (58.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Chepping View Primary Academy (81.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Castlefield School versus Chepping View Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure High WycombeCastlefield SchoolHigh WycombeChepping View Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100B82/100Stronger figure
Local ranking36th of 180 in Buckinghamshire 4th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll450 423
Capacity700 420
LocationHigh Wycombe, HP12 3LE High Wycombe, HP12 4PR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard84.0% Stronger figure77.0% 62.0%
At higher standard26.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census450 423
Free school meals (ever 6)34.8% 11.3%
English as an additional language64.0% 46.1%
SEN support20.2% 12.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% 13.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Castlefield School

Chepping View Primary Academy

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