Castle School, Cambridge
Community special school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first42 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Chesterton Community College, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Community CollegeAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,126 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Milton Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 424 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| OA - CambridgeAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.2 mi | Alternative provision | 5 | Good, 2022 |
| Arbury Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 380 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| North Cambridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 687 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 59 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Colleges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.5 mi | Nursery | 75 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 453 | - |
| Mayfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 398 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Park Street CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 116 | Good, 2023 |
| The Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2023 |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2024 |
| King's Hedges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.9 mi | Nursery | 31 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Kings Hedges Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 389 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 173 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Orchard Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 180 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| St John's College SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 376 | - |
| University of CambridgeHigher education institutions | 1.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Parkside Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 667 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017) |
| Brunswick Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.1 mi | Nursery | 81 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| St Matthew's Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 628 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Cambridge Regional CollegeFurther education | 1.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| King's College SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 381 | - |
| Shirley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 303 | Good, 2024 |
| Cardiff Sixth Form College, CambridgeOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 100 | - |
| University of Cambridge Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.5 mi | Primary | 660 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2018) |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 205 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Sancton Wood SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 363 | - |
| Cambridge Maths SchoolFree schools 16 to 19 | 1.5 mi | 16 plus | 99 | - |
| The Leys SchoolOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 564 | - |
| The Stephen Perse FoundationOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 1,482 | - |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 152 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Heritage SchoolOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 203 | - |
| Mander Portman WoodwardOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 133 | - |
| St Mary's SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 510 | - |
| St. Andrew's College CambridgeOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 123 | - |
| The Fields Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.8 mi | Nursery | 62 | Good, 2024 |
| The Galfrid SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2023 |
| Newnham Croft Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 198 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| The Cavendish SchoolFree schools special | 1.9 mi | Special | 128 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Impington Village CollegeAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,446 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Overall deprivation10
Income10
Employment10
Education and skills10
Health10
Crime6
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment4
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 10
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