Castle View Primary School

Derbyshire Dales · DE4 3DS

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 130 pupils, 57.7% FSM

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Castle View Primary School

General Information

Address: School Road, Matlock, DE4 3DS – View on map
Phone: 01629582699
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jacqueline Hill
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 7 families put it first for 7 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

130 pupils out of 150 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 60
% eligible for free school meals: 57.7%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (more mixed than the Derbyshire Dales average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9% a year (Derbyshire Dales 15.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 75% moved to another school, 25% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Derbyshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 17 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 23 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Derbyshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 33% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 32 percentage points below the Derbyshire Dales average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 29% against an expected 49%)
3-year average (expected standard): 29%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 53% · Writing 60% · Maths 47% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 27%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 99
Based on: 15 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolDerbyshire Dales averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 32 percentage points below the Derbyshire Dales average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: 32nd of 35 junior and primary schools in the area

#30Monyash CofE Primary School38%
#31St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy37%
#32Castle View Primary School33%
#33Cromford Church of England Primary School29%
#34Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School25%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Longford CofE Primary School100%
#2Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School90%
#3Taddington and Priestcliffe School88%
#4All Saints CofE Junior School86%
#5St Anne's CofE Primary School83%
#6Kniveton CofE Primary School82%
=7Clifton CofE Primary School80%
=7Pilsley CofE Primary School80%
=7Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School80%
#10Middleton Community Primary School78%
#11Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School75%
=12Longstone CofE Primary School73%
=12St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School73%
#14Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School70%
#15St Oswald's CofE Primary School68%
=16Grindleford Primary School67%
=16Litton CofE Primary School67%
=16Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School67%
=19Brailsford CofE Primary School63%
=19Darley Dale Primary School63%
#21Curbar Primary School62%
#22Bradwell Junior School60%
#23Bakewell Methodist Academy59%
#24Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School57%
#25Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School55%
#26Hilltop Primary Academy53%
#27Eyam CofE Primary School50%
=28South Darley CofE Primary School44%
=28Wirksworth Junior School44%
#30Monyash CofE Primary School38%
#31St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy37%
#32Castle View Primary School33%
#33Cromford Church of England Primary School29%
#34Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School25%
#35Tansley Primary School23%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,789 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

20th of 50 primary schools in Derbyshire Dales for spending per pupil

#18Monyash CofE Primary School£10,965
#19Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School£10,070
#20Castle View Primary School£9,789
#21Kniveton CofE Primary School£9,583
#22Litton CofE Primary School£9,582

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Winster CofE Primary School£41,349
#2Elton CofE Primary School£32,501
#3St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School£23,801
#4Biggin CofE Primary School£21,096
#5Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School£20,802
#6Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School£16,963
#7Parwich Primary School£16,777
#8Marston Montgomery Primary School£15,708
#9Hartington CofE Primary School£15,257
#10Bradley CofE Primary School£15,037
#11Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School£14,292
#12Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School£12,610
#13Carsington and Hopton Primary School£12,458
#14Grindleford Primary School£12,412
#15Great Hucklow CE Primary£12,150
#16Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School£11,917
#17Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School£11,421
#18Monyash CofE Primary School£10,965
#19Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School£10,070
#20Castle View Primary School£9,789
#21Kniveton CofE Primary School£9,583
#22Litton CofE Primary School£9,582
#23Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School£9,580
#24Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School£9,563
#25Brassington Primary School£9,430
#26Tansley Primary School£9,282
#27Hilltop Primary Academy£9,115
#28St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy£9,003
#29Longford CofE Primary School£9,000
#30Taddington and Priestcliffe School£8,788
#31Pilsley CofE Primary School£8,771
#32Cromford Church of England Primary School£8,688
#33Hulland CofE Primary School£8,581
#34Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School£8,526
#35South Darley CofE Primary School£8,148
#36Clifton CofE Primary School£8,113
#37Eyam CofE Primary School£7,992
#38Curbar Primary School£7,982
#39Doveridge Primary School£7,969
#40Brailsford CofE Primary School£7,903
#41Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School£7,876
#42Middleton Community Primary School£7,813
#43Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School£7,380
#44Longstone CofE Primary School£7,217
#45Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,822
#46Ashbourne Primary School£6,690
#47St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,522
#48St Oswald's CofE Primary School£6,423
#49Darley Dale Primary School£6,257
#50Norbury CofE Primary School£3,548

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