Castle Cary Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Castle Cary, Somerset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 177 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 236 |
| Free school meals | 28.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Address | Park Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01963350520 |
| URN | 150285 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 December 2021, published 15 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Castle Cary Community Primary School, URN 123640).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- North Cadbury Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.5 km)
- Ditcheat Primary School (primary school, about 4.5 km)
- Lovington Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.7 km)
- Bruton Primary School (primary school, about 5.1 km)
- Evercreech Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 7.3 km)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary (primary school, about 8.1 km)
- Wincanton Primary School (primary school, about 8.2 km)
- Countess Gytha Primary School (primary school, about 8.9 km)
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