OFSTED
5 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,098
1,098 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
534
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
564
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
above England
School
28.9%
Castle Point
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.8 pts
below England
School
1.5%
Castle Point
4.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Castle Point
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.4%
1,025
Any other White background
2.0%
22
Any other Black background
1.0%
11
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
9
White and Asian
0.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.4%
235 of
1,098 pupils
0.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
36.0
3.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.70 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.32 pts
higher than
England
School
8.54%
Castle Point
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.80 pts
higher than
England
School
25.61%
Castle Point
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.28 pts
higher than
England
School
4.09%
Castle Point
1.60%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.5%
0.8 pts
below England
Castle View School
91.5%
Castle Point
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.