Castle Primary School

Primary school in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset. Good (Jun 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 20 June 2023, report published 14 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2027

The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.0 milesNorton Sub Hamdon Church School
Primary, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset
Requires improvement (Dec 2022)
1.5 milesMartock Church School
Primary, Martock, Somerset
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
1.6 milesAll Saints Church School
Primary, Yeovil, Somerset
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
1.9 milesAsh Church of England Primary School
Primary, Martock, Somerset
Good (Feb 2024)
1.9 milesSt Margaret's School, Tintinhull
Primary, Yeovil, Somerset
Good (Feb 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.