Please find below our most recent Ofsted reports, and relevant information from the Department for Education Performance Tables. 

Changes to Ofsted Inspections

 

Ofsted has introduced a new inspection framework for schools, starting from November 2025.

To help explain these changes, we are sharing the short video below:

 

What’s changing?
ALMOST EVERYTHING!

 

• No more single grade (like “Good” or “Outstanding”).
  Instead, schools will receive a report showing how they are doing in different areas.
• Inspectors will look more closely at:

- how well pupils are supported and included

- behaviour and attendance

- safeguarding and wellbeing

- the quality of teaching and the curriculum
- achievement

 

The aim is to give families a fair, clear and more complete picture of each school.

 

Why this matters:

These changes mean parents will get more useful information about:

 

• what our school does well
• where we need to improve
• how we support all pupils, including those with additional needs

 

We hope the video helps to explain the new approach. The framework is new for everyone, including inspectors, and has been trialled during the autumn term. Headteachers are currently completing training so they can support staff in understanding the changes.

 

We recently met with Ofsted’s Regional Director, who emphasised that this is a fundamentally different way of looking at schools. Because the new system reports on several areas separately, schools are likely to have a more varied profile than before as everyone becomes familiar with the process.

 

The video sets this out in simple, easy-to-understand terms.

 Ofsted - March 2025
We’re proud to share that Great Casterton Primary has received a glowing Ofsted report following our March 2025 inspection!

“Pupils flourish at this nurturing and welcoming school” – Ofsted

 

 

Rated Good across all areas, with special praise for:

• Outstanding Early Years provision
• Ambitious, inclusive teaching
• A caring, high-achieving school culture
• Respectful behaviour & strong pupil voice

 

 

From sign-language assemblies to personalised reading support, our pupils are thriving — and we’re so proud of our whole school community.

Great Casterton CE Primary School SAT’s 2025

 

Key Stage Two (15 pupils)

 

% of children achieving the expected standard:

 

 

% of children achieving above the expected standard:

 

 

Average Scaled Score in Reading: 103.86 (National Average 106)

 

Average Scaled score in Maths: 100.57 (National Average 105)

 

Average Scaled Score in GaPS:  103.21 (National Average 105)

 

Average Progress Score: (not yet validated)

 

 

 

Key Stage One (6 pupils) 2025

 

% of children achieving Expected Standard

 

 

 

% of children achieving above Expected Standard

 

 

Year 1 Phonics Screening Test (6 pupils) 2025

 

67% achieved the pass score

 

EYFS (14 Pupils) - Good Level of Development: 2025

79% of pupils achieved a Good Level of Development by the end of their EYFS year compared to 67% Nationally (2023)