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Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Long Road, Canvey Island SS8 0JG · canveyislandinfantschool.co.uk · 01268 683257
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Last distance offered
- 1.12 mi
- 1.81 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 6 over 210 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.12 mi (1.81 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.12 mi1.81 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 47
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied