School Data

Redcastle Family School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Thetford IP24 3PU

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  • School Reference Number: 120905
  • Address: St Martin's Way, Thetford IP24 3PU
  • Headteacher: Mr James Julian
  • Telephone: 01842 752239
  • Website: redcastleschool.org.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 244
  • Local Education Authority: Norfolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 15/11/2022

Rating published on 15/01/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
15 November 2022 16 January 2023 School inspection Good
5 July 2017 12 September 2017 Short inspection
13 March 2014 1 April 2014 Full inspection Good
18 December 2012 10 January 2013 Monitoring visit
11 October 2012 7 November 2012 Full inspection Requires Improvement
7 December 2009 19 January 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory
14 March 2007 17 April 2007 Full inspection Good
14 October 2002 14 January 2003 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number120905
Local Authority Code926
Local Authority NameNorfolk
Establishment Number2252
School / College NameRedcastle Family School
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity244
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils258
Number of Boys142
Number of Girls116
Percentage Free School Meals40.50
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10072538
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetSt Martin's Way
Locality
Address3
TownThetford
County (name)Norfolk
PostcodeIP24 3PU
Websitewww.redcastleschool.org.uk/
Telephone01842752239
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJames
Headteacher/Principal last nameJulian
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionSEN unit
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll0
SEN unit capacity16
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000143
DistrictBreckland
Ward CodeE05010259
WardThetford Burrell
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001497
Parliamentary ConstituencySouth West Norfolk
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000020
Easting586216
Northing282760
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Breckland 017
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Breckland 017D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10011955803
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005519
LSOA CodeE01026477
Free School Meals98
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN120905
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/120905
LAESTAB9262252
School nameRedcastle Family School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityNorfolk
Parliamentary constituencySouth West Norfolk
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeIP24 3PU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils258
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10242088
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date15/11/2022
Publication date15/01/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection120905
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9262252
School name at time of latest graded inspectionRedcastle Family School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS439426
Previous inspection start date13/03/2014
Previous publication date01/04/2014
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection120905
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9262252
School name at time of previous graded inspectionRedcastle Family School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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