Castleton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Castleton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Hope Valley, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Back Street, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 21 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “At Castleton C of E Primary every pupil is known as an individual.”
- “The ‘family feel’ is tangible as you walk through the door.”
- “Pupils and parents and carers value the nurturing and caring learning environment that has been established.”
To improve
- “This is not as well organised in the foundation subjects where the complexity of teaching in mixed-age classes has not been given sufficient consideration.”
- “In non-core subjects, subject leadership has not been established.”
- “In other year groups, on a few occasions, the tasks provided, and the structure of the lesson, did not help pupils to secure the knowledge they needed to stick in their long-term memory.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 0 first-preference applications, 0 offers in total, 0 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Hope Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Bradwell Junior School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery 1.9 mi Good
- Edale CofE Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained
- Great Hucklow CE Primary 3.5 mi Good
- Bamford Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good
- Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good