Belmont Castle Academy
Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN
691 pupils · 105% of 660 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 5 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 88 | 170 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 79 | 169 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 94 | 191 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 85 | 71 | 156 | 84 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 87 | 161 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 81 | 171 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 102 | 185 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 80 | 164 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harris Primary Academy Mayflower 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Quarry Hill Academy 1.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Tudor Court Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Warren Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.