Side by side
Castlebar School and Mandeville School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Castlebar School takes ages 4 to 11; Mandeville School takes ages 2 to 11.
- The two schools are 1.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Castlebar School | Mandeville School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 193 DfE register | 194 DfE register |
| Borough | Ealing DfE register | Ealing DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 21 January 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 4 June 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 54.9% DfE register | 49.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 45.7% school census 2024/25 | 64.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 7.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 7.3 DfE workforce census | 6.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 13% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.