Belmont Castle Academy
Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mrs Holly Pottle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 691
- URN
- 139105
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375373601
About this school
Belmont Castle Academy is a primary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 691 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belmont Castle Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 72% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Belmont Castle Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 728 |
| 2023/24 | 721 |
| 2024/25 | 701 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belmont Castle Academy compares
Belmont Castle Academy ranked 19th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.9% | 21.6% | 691 | — |
| Harris Primary Academy Mayflower | 85% | 4.3% | 14.8% | 1,087 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred | 76% | 4.6% | 13.2% | 679 | 0.8 miles |
| Quarry Hill Academy | 88% | 4.4% | 27.4% | 501 | 0.9 miles |
| Tudor Court Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 14.4% | 653 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 530 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.56%
- English as an additional language
- 42.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 12.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower0.7 miles
Primary · Chafford Hundred
-
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred0.8 miles
Primary · Grays
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Quarry Hill Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
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Tudor Court Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Belmont Castle Academy ranks 8th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Grays.
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primary
- Deneholm Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primary
- Herringham Primary Academy Primary
- Little Thurrock Primary School Primary
- Orsett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Quarry Hill Academy Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stifford Clays Primary School Primary
- Thameside Primary School Primary
- The Gateway Primary Free School Primary
- Tudor Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Belmont Castle Academy teach?
- Belmont Castle Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grays.
- Who is the principal of Belmont Castle Academy?
- The principal of Belmont Castle Academy is Mrs Holly Pottle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belmont Castle Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belmont Castle Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Belmont Castle Academy?
- Belmont Castle Academy has 691 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Belmont Castle Academy full?
- Belmont Castle Academy has capacity for 660 pupils and 691 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Belmont Castle Academy a faith school?
- No. Belmont Castle Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Belmont Castle Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Belmont Castle Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Belmont Castle Academy part of an academy trust?
- Belmont Castle Academy is part of BELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Belmont Castle Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belmont Castle Academy compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Belmont Castle Academy ranked 19th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belmont Castle Academy's absence rate?
- Belmont Castle Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belmont Castle Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belmont Castle Academy'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 1 July 2026.