Castle View School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Castle PointConstituency

SS8 7FHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Castle View School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,098 pupils. Castle View School is part of ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 16.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.81

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,098

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,098
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement
19 Jan 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.