Academy converter · Essex

Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy

2–11Ages
644Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141571URN

Third Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

86 applications for 53 places · 316th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

24 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
31 October 2017
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Essex median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

86 applications · 53 places offered · 51 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Northwick Park Primary School (URN 131346), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	86	1.6	51	0.96
Sep 2025	74	123	1.7	73	0.99
Sep 2024	64	101	1.6	63	0.98
Sep 2023	60	119	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2022	59	98	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2021	82	144	1.8	80	0.98
Sep 2020	87	148	1.7	84	0.97
Sep 2019	76	142	1.9	73	0.96
Sep 2018	86	154	1.8	81	0.94
Sep 2017	71	143	2.0	69	0.97
Sep 2016	60	130	2.2	58	0.97
Sep 2015	60	120	2.0	64	1.07
Sep 2014 *	60	116	1.9	66	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 86% · Maths 89% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	7%	104	106
2023/24	68%	1%	104	104
2022/23	68%	3%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Northwick Park Primary and Nursery AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Canvey Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Essex

Good2023

74%met the SATs standard
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery
0.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place
William Read Primary Academy
1.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Winter Gardens Academy
1.3 km · Essex

2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lubbins Park Primary Academy
2.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
South Benfleet Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141571 · 881/3834
Trust: Northwick Park Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 644 on roll
Free school meals: 33.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2014
Replaced: Northwick Park Primary School (URN 131346)
Address: Third Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9SU
Local authority: Essex · Castle Point

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources