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Castlebridge School

Special / other · Tavistock · PL19 8BU

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At a glance

19 pupils · 63% of 30 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools special
Age range
7–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.6% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
https://www.castlebridge.org.uk/
URN
151722

In figures

In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 45.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England. It had 19 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

No figure is published for reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means National averages are not shown here. The England figures are dominated by mainstream schools, and pupils at a special school are working towards outcomes those measures were not designed to capture, so the comparison would mislead more than it tells you.

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 74% (Devon 91%, England 66%) · Not recorded 21% (Devon 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 5% (Devon 2%, England 4%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
45.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
70%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
9.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65.2%62.3%
Social housing15.8%17.1%
Privately rented18.8%20.5%
Detached houses18%22.9%
Flats12.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01020334 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£260,000358 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£192,500–£381,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (111)£425,000
Semi-detached (67)£285,000
Terraced (88)£231,000
Flat (92)£170,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
21an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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