Who better to talk about our school than the pupils, parents/carers and stakeholders we work with:
“Thank you for showing us around today I wanted to let you know that when we left XXX was very positive about the school and wants to join you in September, I drove to show him the new building on the way home. He has never said he wanted to join any school before, so I hope this will prove to be the right move for him and I look forward to seeing the new building unfold and getting him in for transition etc.”
Year 6 Parent, child joining the school in September 2025
“I would also like to say thank you so much for the support and conversation we had yesterday.”
Year 9 Parent
“‘It was good to see you today! I think the school is going places……. It had a really nice feeling about it! ……Loved it actually!”
Colleague from Derby City Council
‘I wanted to thank you for taking the time to show us around today, and to let you know that your school has such a lovely energy, which is down to you and your team.’
Colleague from a Derby City Primary School
‘I just wanted to express how grateful we are that our son has been able to attend Castle School this past year and more. It has been an amazing experience for him and truly transformational. He’s now feeling very positive about going to college to do A levels in Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
I am in awe at how Karen, Emmy and the other teachers have managed to catch him up with years of missed education and prepared him so well to sit his exams – it’s astounding! Extra thanks for supporting him with some pre-A level work in the past few weeks and he is now ready for a well-deserved rest
Please pass on my thanks and appreciation to all the Castle staff, and to Lydia for her 1-1 support. Castle is a very special place with even more special people within it.’
Lucy Mills – Parent
