Castle View School

Castle View School is currently rated as requiring improvement in its overall effectiveness and the quality of education. The school exhibits strong qualities in personal development, behavioural management, and leadership, but there are significant gaps in the pupils' knowledge due to inconsistencies in the implementation of the new curriculum. While there are promising signs of improvement, especially in reading support for struggling pupils, the school needs to enhance its curriculum delivery to ensure all students achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate pride in their school and responsibility as learners.
• There is a strong emphasis on character development and understanding of key social issues.
• Positive behaviour and a safe, kind environment for learning.
• Strong pastoral support reducing suspensions and improving attendance.
• Effective commitment from leadership towards improving educational outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery affecting pupils' knowledge gaps.
• Teachers need more training and guidance on new curriculum requirements.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Castle View School attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.8% of pupils at Castle View School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Castle View School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.8% of pupils at Castle View School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Castle View School received £7,514 and spent £7,956 for each of its 1,068 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £261,000 (-£245 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Zenith Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,305 and spending £8,523 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Canvey Island · Essex local authority: places and applications

Castle View School is part of Zenith Multi Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• The King John School Benfleet
• Castledon School Wickford
• Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Basildon
• The James Hornsby School Basildon

What is Castle View School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Castle View School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Castle View School last inspected by Ofsted?

Castle View School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Castle View School have?

Castle View School has 1,098 pupils on roll.

What age range does Castle View School cover?

Castle View School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Castle View School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.9, and 31% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Castle View School?

Castle View School is at Foksville Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7FH.