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Belmont Castle Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Mark Jones

corporate_fareBELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY

location_onGrays, RM17 5YN

language Visit Website phone 1375373601

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

728

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Belmont Castle Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Grays, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Belmont Castle Academy is an academy converter in Grays, Thurrock, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY. The school has approximately 701 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 39 primaries in Thurrock and #2,847 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%

Reading84% LA 77%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths82% LA 77%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading84% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 1.2

0.6

Write

LA 1.3

-0.7 to 2.0

1.9

Maths

LA -0.2

0.6 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 2.2

-0.7

Write

LA 0.9

-1.7 to 0.4

2.7

Maths

LA 0.5

1.7 to 3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 64%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing76% LA 79%

Maths77% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.7

0.7 to 2.9

0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-0.9 to 1.3

2.2

Maths

LA -0.1

1.2 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 May 2021

Inspection Report

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24 November 2020

Inspection Report

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11 May 2016

Inspection Report

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10 December 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-05-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 701 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	697	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	718	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	721	2	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	708	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	729	1	0.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	728	2	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	718	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	719	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	720	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	700	2	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	726	1	0.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	720	1	0.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	696	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	705	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	705	1	0.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	702	2	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	733	4	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	717	1	0.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	695	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	738	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	737	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	734	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	723	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	729	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	728	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Belmont Castle Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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