Lubbins Park Primary Academy
May Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EPSILON STAR TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Murrell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Epsilon Star Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 143123
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268697181
About this school
Lubbins Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Canvey Island. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lubbins Park Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 33 | 21 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 81% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 90% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.40 | - | - |
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 Lubbins Park Primary 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lubbins Park Primary Academy compares
Lubbins Park Primary Academy ranked 21st of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 5.8% | 19.1% | 211 | — |
| Leigh Beck Junior School | 70% | 5% | 31.1% | 319 | 0.7 miles |
| Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy | — | 5.4% | 18% | 342 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 74% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 200 | 0.8 miles |
| William Read Primary Academy | 53% | 6% | 33.8% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.5% | 20.5% | 216 | 1.2 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)
- 19.1%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 19.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Beck Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
-
William Read Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
-
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
Other schools in Canvey Island
Lubbins Park Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Canvey Island.
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Canvey Junior School Primary
- Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Primary
- Leigh Beck Junior School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Lubbins Park Primary Academy teach?
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Canvey Island.
- Who is the headteacher of Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Lubbins Park Primary Academy is Mrs Samantha Murrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lubbins Park Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lubbins Park Primary 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 Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lubbins Park Primary Academy full?
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), 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 Lubbins Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lubbins Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lubbins Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lubbins Park Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Lubbins Park Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy is part of THE EPSILON STAR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lubbins Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lubbins Park Primary Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy ranked 21st of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lubbins Park Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lubbins Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lubbins Park Primary 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 2 July 2026.