Castle View School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
25.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,098
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
199 of 199 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
296
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 199 | 199 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 8 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 296 | 207 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Durkin
- Address
- Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
- Phone
- 01268696811
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Canvey Island South · Castle Point
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147031
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,098 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,101 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 16.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 29.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 167 | 7% | 22% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 166 | 6% | 19% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 163 | 6% | 25% | 48% | |
| Combined Science | 156 | 4% | 19% | 37% | |
| Geography | 86 | 3% | 17% | 24% | |
| Art and Design | 77 | 10% | 30% | 51% | |
| History | 61 | 8% | 36% | 49% | |
| French | 25 | 24% | 56% | 68% | |
| Music | 20 | 0% | 10% | 25% | |
| Drama | 16 | 25% | 31% | 63% | |
| Dance | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Biology | 6 | 67% | 83% | 83% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.