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Canvey Junior School

Community school · Canvey Island · SS8 0JG

Ages 7–11 · 239 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.9%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
246

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

239 pupils · 256 places

Pupils on roll
239
Boys / girls
120 / 119
School capacity
256
Capacity fill
239 / 256 (93%)
Free school meals
25.1%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sally Townsley

Location

Address
Long Road
Postcode
SS8 0JG
Town
Canvey Island
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Canvey Island, Essex, 239 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 25.1%.

Open schools in Canvey Island
14
Primary schools in Canvey Island
10
Academies among open schools in Canvey Island
64% (9)
Open schools in SS8
14
Primary in SS8
10
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Canvey IslandNear SS8

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sally Townsley
Telephone
01268682288
Website
www.canveyjuniorschool.co.uk/

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