Education in Castle Point
DistrictThe south of the East of England. 90,613 people in 45 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Castle Point, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Castle Point had 32 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyCastle Point had 32 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Castle Point. The map shows each one.
Schools in Castle Point
Castle Point has 32 open schools: 23 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special and 1 sixth form and further education.
- Outstanding
- 1
- Good
- 9
- Requires improvement
- 2
- Inadequate
- 1
13 of the 30 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2023 and July 2024.
3 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
3 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Castle Point
1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Kingston Primary School (November 2023).
Primary (23)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery | Community school | 3 to 7 | 216 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | |
| Canvey Primary School and Nursery | Community school | 3 to 11 | 239 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 302 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | |
| Hadleigh Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 357 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 54% met KS2 standard |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 216 | Good (overall), February 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 304 | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | Academy converter | 2 to 7 | 239 | Good (overall), March 2024 | |
| Kents Hill Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 343 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| Kingston Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 210 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 90% met KS2 standard |
| Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 7 | 342 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | |
| Leigh Beck Junior School | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 319 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met KS2 standard |
| Lubbins Park Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 211 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 86% met KS2 standard |
| Montgomerie Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 201 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 644 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| South Benfleet Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 414 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 200 | Good (overall), February 2024 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| St Katherine's Church of England Primary School | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 213 | Good (overall), July 2024 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| The Robert Drake Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 313 | Good (overall), February 2024 | 85% met KS2 standard |
| Thundersley Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 423 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| Westwood Academy | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 247 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| William Read Primary Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 189 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| Winter Gardens Academy | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 411 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met KS2 standard |
| Woodham Ley Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 243 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
Secondary (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle View School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,098 | Requires improvement (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8: 40.9 |
| Harris Academy Benfleet | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 1,597 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8: 39.0 |
| The Cornelius Vermuyden School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | Inadequate (overall), October 2023, before the school changed, special measures | ||
| The Deanes | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 588 | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8: 32.2 |
| The King John School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 2,098 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 51.6 |
Special (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athena School | Other independent special school | 8 to 17 | 2 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Cedar Hall School | Foundation special school | 4 to 16 | 189 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Glenwood School | Community special school | 3 to 19 | 263 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| USP College | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.