Woodstock Avenue, Slough, Berkshire SL3 7LJ
10 reasons to choose Castleview Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Castleview Primary School is the best state primary school in Slough, ranking in the top 2-3% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 72.
School fundamentals
Castleview Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Slough LEA.
Average class size
Castleview Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Castleview Primary School ranks in the top 1% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 17% of schools.
The Castleview Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. The curriculum is subject based, and foundation subjects are organised by half-termly topics. Enquiry skills are developed within the subjects and with some cross-curricular projects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for computing, languages and music.
Sport at Castleview Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Castleview Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
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