Castle Wood Special School
Community special school in Coventry, Coventry.
School details
| Type | Community special school |
|---|---|
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 194 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 160 |
| Free school meals | 33.50% |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Address | 50 Deedmore Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 1FN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.castlewood.coventry.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 02476709060 |
| URN | 135569 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 July 2024, published 8 September 2024:
| 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 |
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
- The Warwickshire Academy (special school, about 3.8 km)
- Exhall Grange Specialist School (special school, about 3.8 km)
- Riverbank School (special school, about 4.6 km)
- Tiverton School (special school, about 5.8 km)
- Kingsbury Academy (special school, about 6.0 km)
- Sherbourne Fields School (special school, about 6.1 km)
- Baginton Fields Academy (special school, about 6.2 km)
- Corley Academy (special school, about 7.5 km)
Browse: Special schools in Coventry
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.