Castle Academy
Low Road, Doncaster, DN12 3DW
143 pupils · 68% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Free school meals
- 41.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 12 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 18 | 41 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 11 | 17 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 16 | 26 | 16 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rowena Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Morley Place Academy 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Denaby Main Primary Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hill Top Academy 2.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.