Canvey Primary School and Nursery
Long Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Townsley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 114822
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268682288
About this school
Canvey Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Canvey Island. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 79% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 90% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Canvey Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Canvey Primary School and Nursery compares
Canvey Primary School and Nursery ranked 103rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.2% | 28.2% | 239 | — |
| Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.5% | 20.5% | 216 | 0.0 miles |
| William Read Primary Academy | 53% | 6% | 33.8% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy | 75% | 5.9% | 39.7% | 644 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 74% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 200 | 0.7 miles |
| St Katherine's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 213 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.22%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 12.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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William Read Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
-
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
Other schools in Canvey Island
Canvey Primary School and Nursery ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Canvey Island.
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Primary
- Leigh Beck Junior School Primary
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy Primary
- Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Primary
- William Read Primary Academy Primary
- Winter Gardens Academy Primary
- Castle View School Secondary
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School Secondary
- Athena School Special schools
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 256 to 450 recorded 2 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Canvey Junior School to Canvey Primary School and Nursery recorded 2 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Canvey Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Canvey Island.
- Who is the headteacher of Canvey Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Canvey Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Sally Townsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Canvey Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Canvey Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Canvey Primary School and Nursery?
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Canvey Primary School and Nursery full?
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 450 pupils and 239 on roll (53%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Canvey Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Canvey Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Canvey Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Canvey Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Canvey Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Canvey Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery ranked 103rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Canvey Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Canvey Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Canvey Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Canvey Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 September 2026.