North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolCastle Cary Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

North Cadbury Church of England Primary School and Castle Cary Community Primary School are primary schools.

  • North Cadbury Church of England Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Castle Cary Community Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). North Cadbury Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • North Cadbury Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Castle Cary Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 90.0% for North Cadbury Church of England Primary School and 68.0% for Castle Cary Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at North Cadbury Church of England Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

North Cadbury Church of England Primary School versus Castle Cary Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure YeovilNorth Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolCastle CaryCastle Cary Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking4th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure142nd of 209 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll94 194
Capacity120 236
LocationYeovil, BA22 7DE Castle Cary, BA7 7EH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census94 194
Free school meals (ever 6)23.2% 28.4%
English as an additional language2.1% 3.6%
SEN support4.3% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.7% Stronger figure17.9% 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.

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.

North Cadbury Church of England Primary School

Castle Cary Community Primary School

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