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Castle EAST School

Free school in Bungay NR35 1JS

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  • School Reference Number: 148541
  • Address: Hillside Road East, Bungay NR35 1JS
  • Headteacher: Mrs Anna Mears
  • Telephone: 01986 808651
  • Website: castleeastschool.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: East Anglian Schools Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools special
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 120
  • Local Education Authority: Suffolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 9 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2021* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 19/03/2024

Rating published on 13/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Quality of education: Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
19 March 2024 14 May 2024 School inspection Outstanding

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Unique Reference Number148541
Local Authority Code935
Local Authority NameSuffolk
Establishment Number7017
School / College NameCastle EAST School
Establishment Type Code36
Establishment typeFree schools special
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2021
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low9
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity120
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils78
Number of Boys55
Number of Girls23
Percentage Free School Meals41.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17335
Academy trust or TrustEAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorEast Anglian Schools Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10088745
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetHillside Road East
Locality
Address3
TownBungay
County (name)Suffolk
PostcodeNR35 1JS
Websitehttps://www.castleeastschool.co.uk/
Telephone01986808651
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameAnna
Headteacher/Principal last nameMears
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll77
Resourced provision capacity120
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000244
DistrictEast Suffolk
Ward CodeE05012736
WardBungay & Wainford
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001569
Parliamentary ConstituencyWaveney Valley
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE10000029
Easting634794
Northing289320
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)East Suffolk 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)East Suffolk 013B
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
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN100091572270
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006314
LSOA CodeE01030231
Free School Meals32
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148541
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148541
LAESTAB9357017
School nameCastle EAST School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationFree School Special
School open date01/09/2021
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authoritySuffolk
Parliamentary constituencyWaveney Valley
Multi-academy trust UID17335
Multi-academy trust nameEAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
Academy sponsor UID17434
Academy sponsor nameEast Anglian Schools Trust
PostcodeNR35 1JS
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils78
Statutory lowest ageN/A
Statutory highest age16
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 inspection10295135
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date19/03/2024
Publication date13/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection148541
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9357017
School name at time of latest graded inspectionCastle EAST School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School Special
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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