Castleview School, Ashby De La Zouch
Castleview School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 19 in Ashby De La Zouch.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Castleview School in detail
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Castleview School has an education, health and care plan (33 of 33 in 2026).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Castleview School.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Street (opposite), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Castleview School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 133 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 23 September 2025, before the latest ISI inspection.
Non-Routine Inspection
19 June 2026
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's September 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school provides a caring environment where staff skilfully support pupils' emotional well-being and safety. Younger pupils are engaged and positive about school, and the school has made good progress improving attendance and engagement for most pupils. Staff use therapeutic approaches and careful risk assessments to manage pupils' behaviour well.
Key Strengths
- Staff skilfully support pupils' well-being using therapeutic approaches to help them manage emotions
- Younger pupils are engaged and report being well cared for, with positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Reading promotion is effective, especially for pupils at early stages of reading
- The school has successfully improved attendance and engagement for Years 3-11 pupils
Areas for Improvement
- The curriculum is not clear or precise about how pupils' knowledge builds over time, especially in the sixth form
- Expectations of what pupils can achieve are too low, with limited access to higher qualifications or vocational pathways
- Sixth form attendance remains too low and students disengage from learning
- Pupils often spend too long on work they can already do instead of moving to new learning
- Leadership oversight is not sufficiently rigorous to ensure improvements are sustained
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Outdoor learning at a local outdoor centre, play therapy sessions
Castleview School is a special school for pupils aged 5-19, all with education, health and care plans. The school is rated inadequate overall and is navigating a period of change, though improvements are not happening quickly or sustainably enough.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby schools
Keep up with Castleview School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
42%
Available places
33 pupils
78 places
45 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Ashby De La Zouch
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ashby De La Zouch
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,516
Applications
7,490
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All secondary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
33
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Castleview School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
33
Total Pupils
28
Boys
5
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Castleview School
What are GCSE results like at Castleview School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Castleview School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Castleview School last inspected?
Castleview School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a non-routine inspection in June 2026.
How many pupils go to Castleview School?
Castleview School has around 33 pupils on roll.
Does Castleview School have specialist SEN provision?
Castleview School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Castleview School?
Castleview School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Castleview School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Castleview School?
Castleview School is at 9a & 10a Waterloo House, North Street, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)