Academy converter · Essex

Castle View School

11–16Ages
1,098Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147031URN

Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7FH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.5 below Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

317 applications for 237 places · 73rd of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.9of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

59th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

1.5 below Essex median (2.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

317 applications · 237 places offered · 218 named it first

2026 1.3; Essex median median 2.8
2025 1.4; Essex median median 2.7
2024 1.3; Essex median median 2.8
2023 1.3; Essex median median 2.7
2022 1.4; Essex median median 2.7
2021 1.7; Essex median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Essex median median 2.8
2019 1.1; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Castle View School (URN 141498), Castle View School (URN 115335), Furtherwick Park School (URN 115333), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	237	317	1.3	218	0.92
Sep 2025	208	296	1.4	199	0.96
Sep 2024	240	321	1.3	245	1.02
Sep 2023	232	296	1.3	226	0.97
Sep 2022	216	291	1.4	214	0.99
Sep 2021	163	269	1.7	155	0.95
Sep 2020	154	255	1.7	149	0.97
Sep 2019 *	192	204	1.1	114	0.59
Sep 2018 *	124	195	1.6	84	0.68
Sep 2017 *	153	229	1.5	98	0.64
Sep 2016 *	144	248	1.7	106	0.74
Sep 2015 *	165	302	1.8	159	0.96
Sep 2014 *	162	254	1.6	122	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

189 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.959th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%66th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.70

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	189	40.9	31%	51%	–
2024/25	171	36.0	16%	30%	–
2023/24	199	35.6	20%	46%	−0.70
2022/23	158	36.5	17%	38%	−0.75

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Castle View SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
2.0 km · Essex

Special measures Inadequate2023
The King John School
3.9 km · Essex

2026

3.2applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Belfairs Academy
4.5 km · Southend-on-Sea

2026

2.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
The Deanes
5.2 km · Essex

Good2023

3.9applications per place 32.2Attainment 8
Harris Academy Benfleet
5.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Westcliff High School for Girls
6.1 km · Southend-on-Sea

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 73.8Attainment 8 Selective
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
6.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Outstanding2023

5.7applications per place 77.2Attainment 8 Selective
St Thomas More High School
6.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147031 · 881/4033
Trust: Zenith Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,098 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Castle View School (URN 141498); Castle View School (URN 115335); Furtherwick Park School (URN 115333)
Address: Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Local authority: Essex · Castle Point

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources