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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Castletown Primary School

Community primary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).

KS2 RWM expected
76%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
82%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.3%
▼ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.6
▲ 0.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
31.7%
▲ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
77%
347 / 450 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Castletown Primary School is a primary school located in Sunderland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 367 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 450. The school is led by Mr Lee Duncan.

Enrichment

14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Band
  • Choir
  • Coding
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Photography
  • Stem
  • Swimming
  • Textiles
  • Mastering Number (NCETM)
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)

Key facts

URN
108792
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (10 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Keith BartleyChair of GovernorsNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2026 · until 2030

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Linda FinnonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Rebecca SimmonsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Stephanie CapewellGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Julie Linda StevensGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Danika ShillidayGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Emma NicholsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2028
Mr Martin LawsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Marianne CuthbertsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Lee John DuncanGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2030
Mr Craig Pears FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Ramsay William Morgan FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record