The Castle SchoolNorthcroft Vocational School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newbury.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Castle School and Northcroft Vocational School in Newbury.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The Castle School was judged Outstanding and Northcroft Vocational School was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Castle School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Castle School versus Northcroft Vocational School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewburyThe Castle SchoolNewburyNorthcroft Vocational SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Strong
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range3-19 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll199 9
Capacity212 30
LocationNewbury, RG14 2JG Newbury, RG14 1BU
GCSE results
Cohort15 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census199 9
Free school meals (ever 6)46.2% 0.0%
English as an additional language8.5% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence12.6% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence42.0% Not reported15.8%

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.

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: The Castle School · Northcroft Vocational School