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Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Canvey Island · SS8 0JG

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Good (2016)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2016. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 3 March 2016

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At a glance

216 pupils · 103% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.canveyislandinfantschool.co.uk/
URN
114980

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 71 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2016. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 71 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 2% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 3%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 3.26 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

64% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% moved to another state school · 21% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

28.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,130; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,573
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £241,325; in-year balance +£18,662

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher14.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications32.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.8%62.3%
Social housing5.6%17.1%
Privately rented15.5%20.5%
Detached houses38.6%22.9%
Flats4.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021501 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£305,000352 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£280,000–£355,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (126)£350,000
Semi-detached (136)£315,000
Terraced (82)£277,500
Flat (8)£207,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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