Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate | |||
| Personal development | Requires improvement | |||
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
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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- 2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2025 2.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2022 1.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.5; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as The Cornelius Vermuyden School (URN 140308), the previous school.
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 * | 74 | 159 | 2.2 | 64 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 * | 85 | 168 | 2.0 | 84 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 * | 105 | 209 | 2.0 | 87 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2023 * | 119 | 235 | 2.0 | 114 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 * | 133 | 245 | 1.8 | 130 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 * | 178 | 263 | 1.5 | 173 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 * | 168 | 294 | 1.8 | 162 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 * | 176 | 354 | 2.0 | 239 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2018 * | 182 | 324 | 1.8 | 192 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 * | 175 | 346 | 2.0 | 211 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2016 * | 169 | 341 | 2.0 | 206 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2015 * | 166 | 314 | 1.9 | 157 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 177 | 347 | 2.0 | 198 | 1.12 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Cornelius Vermuyden SchoolThis schoolThis schoolSpecial measures Inadequate2023
- 2.0 km · EssexRequires improvement20231.3applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Essex20263.2applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · EssexStandards maintained20242.6applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · EssexGood20233.9applications per place 32.2Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · Southend-on-Sea20262.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · EssexGood202326.9Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20244.6applications per place 73.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 7.5 km · EssexRequires significant improvement 20260.9applications per place
- 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
- 152376 · 881/4038
- Capacity
- 900 pupils
- Opened
- 1 June 2026
- Replaced
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School (URN 140308)
- Address
- Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
- Local authority
- Essex · Castle Point
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources