Belfairs AcademyCastle View School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Belfairs Academy and Castle View School are secondary schools.
Belfairs Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Castle View School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Belfairs Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Belfairs Academy was judged in need of attention and Castle View School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.9 for Belfairs Academy and 40.9 for Castle View School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Belfairs Academy (51.4 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Castle View School (39.0 in 2021-22, 40.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Leigh-on-SeaBelfairs Academy | Canvey IslandCastle View School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100Stronger figure | F38/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | 74th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,558 | 1,098 | |
| Capacity | 1,440 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG | Canvey Island, SS8 7FH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 Stronger figure | 40.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.9% Stronger figure | 30.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.8% Stronger figure | 50.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 291 | 189 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 79 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 24.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,606 | 1,054 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.1% | 31.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 1.7% | |
| SEN support | 9.5% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 8.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.1% Stronger figure | 25.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Belfairs Academy
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