Belmont Castle Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 26 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Thurrock
Unique reference
139105
Address
Parker Road, RM17 5YN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
721 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
43.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.1%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 36.3%
White British 20.9%
African 13.5%
Mixed 7%
Indian 4.9%
Bangladeshi 4.7%
Pakistani 3.5%
Other Asian 3.1%
Caribbean 2.2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAbove average1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Belmont Castle Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
94
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
80
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
66
34
32
Reception, Full-time
88
41
47
Year 1
90
40
50
Year 2
90
43
47
Year 3
120
71
49
Year 4
89
44
45
Year 5
88
43
45
Year 6
90
52
38
Year 2023-2024

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