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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island SS8 9QS · corneliusvermuyden.com · 01268 685011
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Capacity
- 900
- Local authority
- Essex
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 74 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 140308)
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 74 | 64 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 105 | 87 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 114 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 130 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.2, and 16.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼16.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼36.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.71 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140308)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.1 | −5.7 |
| Further education | 75.6 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +3.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 140308)
Ofsted
The Cornelius Vermuyden School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 31 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 31 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140308)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140308), which Ofsted links to this one.
Report cards, from November 2025
- Mar 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jul 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140308)
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140308)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140308)
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140308)