Castlethorpe First SchoolYardley Gobion Church of England Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Castlethorpe First School and Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School are primary schools.
Castlethorpe First School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Castlethorpe First School is ahead on our composite score.
Castlethorpe First School was judged exceptional and Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Milton KeynesCastlethorpe First School | TowcesterYardley Gobion Church of England Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B84/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 60th of 86 in Milton Keynes | 128th of 145 in West Northamptonshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 35 | 82 | |
| Capacity | 45 | 157 | |
| Location | Milton Keynes, MK19 7EW | Towcester, NN12 7UL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 53.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 35 | 82 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.4% | 15.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.7% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.6% | 9.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% Stronger figure | 5.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.8% | 12.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
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.
Castlethorpe First School
Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School
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