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Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy

Castle Point, SS8 9SUPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
73 1st-choice / 74 places
Ranking
#4,886
of 13,686 nationally

About Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy

Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy’s headline metrics for reading, writing and maths put it ahead of the local authority average for similar schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in all three subjects, compared with the Essex average of 62%. That six-point gap is a meaningful one, and it places the school in the top half of primary schools within Castle Point, where it ranks 9th out of 19. The school also outperforms the LA average on individual subjects: 86% of pupils met the expected standard in writing and 83% in maths, while reading came in at 70%. At the higher standard, the picture is more mixed — just 1% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, though 17% reached it in writing and 15% in reading. These results suggest a school that reliably gets most children to a solid baseline, even if the very top-end scores are less common.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressThird Avenue, Canvey Island, Castle Point, SS8 9SU
HeadteacherFrances Emma Lane
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils665
Free School Meals (FSM)35.6%
School Capacity665 / 630 (106% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 May 2023): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Forest SchoolArt StudiosSensory RoomLibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallICT Suite

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

NetballCricketAthleticsRounders

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:55

Source: northwickpark.essex.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.