Castle View School
Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Durkin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Zenith Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,098
- URN
- 147031
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268696811
About this school
Castle View School is a secondary academy in Canvey Island. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,098 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle View School, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 199 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.5 | 35.6 | 36.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.75 -0.97 to -0.52 | -0.70 -0.90 to -0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 20.1% | 16.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 45.7% | 29.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 17.6% | 11.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castle View School 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 | 36.5 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.6 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 968 |
| 2023/24 | 1,037 |
| 2024/25 | 1,054 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle View School compares
Castle View School ranked 72nd of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36 | 8.5% | 31% | 1,098 | — |
| The Cornelius Vermuyden School | — | — | — | — | 1.2 miles |
| The King John School | 49.6 | 5.9% | 16% | 2,098 | 2.4 miles |
| Belfairs Academy | 45.5 | 8.6% | 21.1% | 1,558 | 2.8 miles |
| The Deanes | 34.4 | 11.5% | 32% | 588 | 3.3 miles |
| The Appleton School | 39.6 | 10.6% | 20.1% | 1,597 | 3.4 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)
- 31.02%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.54%
- Persistent absence
- 25.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cornelius Vermuyden School1.2 miles
Secondary · Canvey Island
-
The King John School2.4 miles
Secondary · Benfleet
-
Belfairs Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
The Deanes3.3 miles
Secondary · Benfleet
-
The Appleton School3.4 miles
Secondary · Benfleet
Other schools in Canvey Island
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School Secondary
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Canvey Junior School 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
- Athena School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Castle View School teach?
- Castle View School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Canvey Island.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle View School?
- The headteacher of Castle View School is Mr Steve Durkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle View School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle View School, 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 Castle View School?
- Castle View School has 1,098 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Castle View School full?
- Castle View School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,098 on roll (92%), 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 Castle View School a faith school?
- No. Castle View School has no designated religious character.
- Is Castle View School a selective school?
- No. Castle View School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Castle View School part of an academy trust?
- Castle View School is part of ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castle View School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.5 in 2022/23 and 36 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle View School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Castle View School ranked 72nd of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle View School's absence rate?
- Castle View School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle View School'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 10 July 2026.