Primary school in Canvey Island, Essex
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery
Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 0JG
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 12 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 216 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 110 / 106
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Castle Point 011D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 14%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 33%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sally Townsley
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Canvey Island South
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- URN
- 114980
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvey Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 74% | 0 mi |
| William Read Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 0.3 mi |
| Northwick Park Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 75% | 0.5 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 74% | 0.7 mi |
| St Katherine's Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 56% | 0.9 mi |
| Winter Gardens AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 44% | 0.9 mi |
| Lubbins Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 86% | 1.2 mi |
| Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | — | 1.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.