Castle View School
Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
1,098 pupils · 92% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 December 2023, published 24 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 16.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 29.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 237 | 218 | 317 | 237 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 208 | 199 | 296 | 207 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 240 | 245 | 321 | 240 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 232 | 226 | 296 | 231 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 216 | 214 | 291 | 216 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 163 | 155 | 269 | 162 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 154 | 149 | 255 | 152 |
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
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School 2 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- The King John School 3.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Belfairs Academy 4.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Deanes 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Appleton School 5.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Westcliff High School for Girls 6.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.