Castleview Primary School, Slough

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Castleview Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils are generally well prepared for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an effective, proactive approach to improving attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have reviewed the curriculum to ensure that it is well designed and sequenced."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure and accurate understanding of the school's strengths and priority areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils feel safe and are confident in the school's 'TRACK' values."

Early years - Needs attention. "The support in early years is inconsistent."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Pupils sometimes do not have their needs identified early or accurately enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that high-quality interactions in the early years support children in extending their vocabulary and building on their prior knowledge consistently and effectively"; "Leaders should further enhance the school's systems and processes to identify pupils' needs and ensure there are consistent approaches to helping all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, to overcome barriers to their learning and wellbeing"; "Leaders should sustain their work with pupils and families to improve attendance so that attendance is high for all pupil groups"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils strengthen their foundational knowledge and skills in handwriting, making sure that any gaps are addressed and close quickly".

In its own words: "Over the past year, we have engaged in a collaborative journey with our school community to define a set of core values that inspire our vision and underpin our culture. These values guide the way we learn, work and grow together. Recently, staff and students reflected on these values, articulating what they mean within our shared school experience."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the pupils, staff and governing body of Castleview Primary School, I extend a warm welcome to our school community. Castleview is a distinctive and vibrant school that serves a richly diverse community. We work closely with our families and local partners to ensure the highest standards of education and care for all our children."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Castleview Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 81% in Slough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Castleview Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Castleview Primary School are Ryvers School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths); The Langley Academy Primary (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 71% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, 88% reading, 85% maths); and Marish Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths).

Castleview Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Castleview Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Castleview Primary School (as of April 2026): 88% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

6.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 68.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (79%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (6.4%) received SEN support and 38 (8.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Castleview Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 29 places, 8 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Langley (Berks) Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Drake Avenue (westbound), 300 metres away.

In 2024/25, Castleview Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Castleview Primary School are Ditton Park Academy (0.3 miles), Langley Grammar School (0.5 miles), St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (0.7 miles) and The Langley Academy (0.7 miles).