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Castledon School

Special school in Wickford, Essex. No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jul 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 8 September 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

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 July 2029

The last inspection was in July 2025. 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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

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  2. 2.5 milesGlenwood School

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  3. 3.3 milesRamsden Hall Academy

    Special, Billericay, Essex

    Good (Oct 2022)

  4. 4.1 milesCedar Hall School

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    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jan 2025)

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