Belmont Castle Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Parker Road
Grays
Essex
RM17 5YN
Phone 01375373601
Reference Number 139105

General Makeup

Number of pupils 701
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.22%
Girls: 50.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 42.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.9
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 40 50 90
2 39 50 89
3 44 46 90
4 60 49 109
5 43 43 86
6 41 45 86

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 37.4%
White, British 20.3%
African 13%
Indian 4.3%
Pakistani 4.1%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
Asian, Other 2.6%
Caribbean 2.3%
White & Black (African) 2.1%
White & Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
Chinese 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2026-05-06
Date Report
27 January 2026: School inspection: (PDF)School inspection, pdf - 06 May 2026
25 May 2021: School inspection: (PDF)School inspection, PDF - 12 July 2021
24 November 2020: Monitoring visit: (PDF)Monitoring visit, PDF - 14 January 2021
11 May 2016: Short inspection: (PDF)Short inspection, PDF - 13 June 2016
10 December 2012: Academy conversion letter: (PDF)Academy conversion letter, PDF - 11 December 2012
Previously as Stifford Primary School
2012-04-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 May 2012
2010-11-04 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 22 December 2010
2008-11-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2009
2007-09-24 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 October 2007
2005-09-19 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 October 2005
2000-12-04 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 07 March 2001
2012-04-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 May 2012
2010-11-04 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 22 December 2010
2008-11-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2009
2007-09-24 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 October 2007
2005-09-19 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 October 2005
2000-12-04 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 07 March 2001

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108 Unlock Unlock
Maths 108 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 30 11
Third Preference 28 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
The Light Christian School
Suite 1, Queensgate Centre, Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DF
0.6 miles
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower
Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Essex, RM16 6SA
0.73 miles
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, RM16 6SA
0.77 miles
Quarry Hill Academy
Bradleigh Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM17 5UT
0.89 miles
Tudor Court Primary School
Bark Burr Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, RM16 6PL
0.9 miles
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ward Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM17 5RW
0.92 miles
Warren Primary School
Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, RM16 6NB
0.95 miles
Thameside Primary School
Manor Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6EF
1.21 miles
West Thurrock Academy
Schoolfield Road, Grays, Essex, RM20 3HR
1.37 miles
Little Thurrock Primary School
Rectory Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5SW
1.4 miles
Stifford Clays Primary School
Whitmore Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, Essex, RM16 2ST
1.54 miles
Deneholm Primary School
Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, Essex, RM16 2SS
1.57 miles
Woodside Academy
Grangewood Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM16 2GJ
1.99 miles
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5RP
2.15 miles
Somers Heath Primary School
Foyle Drive, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5LX
2.18 miles
Shaw Primary Academy
Avon Green, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5QJ
2.21 miles
The Gateway Primary Free School
Marshfoot Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU
2.3 miles
The Craylands School
Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0LP
2.34 miles
Knockhall Primary School
Eynsford Road, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9RF
2.34 miles
Lansdowne Primary Academy
Lansdowne Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7QB
2.39 miles
Name Distance
Thames Park Secondary School
Chadwell Road, Grays, RM17 5FP
0.65 miles
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, RM16 6SA
0.77 miles
Grays Convent High School
College Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM17 5UX
0.87 miles
The Hathaway Academy
Hathaway Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5LL
1 miles
William Edwards School
Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays, Essex, RM16 3NJ
1.9 miles
Orsett Heath Academy
Stanford Road, Grays, RM16 4DG
1.97 miles
Treetops School
Treetops Approach Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
2.09 miles
Treetops Free School
Treetops Approach, Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
2.21 miles
The Gateway Academy
Marshfoot Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU
2.31 miles
Beacon Hill Academy
Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5AY
2.62 miles
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BZ
2.66 miles
Harris Academy Ockendon
Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
2.72 miles
Alkerden Church of England Academy
Colyer Drive, Ebbsfleet Valley, DA10 1HN
2.85 miles
Ormiston Park Academy
Belhus Park Lane, Aveley, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 4RU
2.96 miles
Harris Academy Riverside
London Road, Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1QY
3.03 miles
Stone Lodge School
Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY
3.54 miles
Northfleet Technology College
Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG
3.55 miles
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0JE
3.67 miles
Northfleet School for Girls
Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8AQ
3.76 miles
Pier View Academy
42-44 Harmer Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2AX
3.78 miles
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