Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery

About Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery

Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery is a state primary in Essex, serving children from age 3 to 7 in the Castle Point borough. Among the 444 primary schools across the local authority, it sits outside the very top tier; the highest-ranked peers in the area include St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School in Colchester, Stambridge Primary School, and Great Totham Primary School. The school is led by headteacher Helen Maynard and has a capacity of 210 pupils, with 203 currently on roll. It offers nursery provision and describes itself as non-religious. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in February 2025, inspectors found that standards were maintained and rated the school Good overall, a rating it has held across both its recent inspections. The early years provision and leadership and management were also judged Good. The school is noticeably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 142 applications for 60 places, with 69 families listing it as their first preference.

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