Castle Cary Community Primary School
Park Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7EH
177 pupils · 75% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — 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 7 December 2021, published 15 March 2022. 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 | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 21 | 27 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 17 | 27 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 24 | 28 | 25 |
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
- North Cadbury Church of England Primary School 4.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ditcheat Primary School 4.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lovington Church of England Primary School 4.7 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Bruton Primary School 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Evercreech Church of England Primary School 7.3 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary 8.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.