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Belmont Castle Academy

Grays, RM17 5YN · Thurrock · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Primary
4.6/10 Broadly average

31st of 39 primary schools in Thurrock we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 7.0/10 against 3,745 of them, against 6.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 69.0 · 63 40% 2.51
Ofsted 9 35% 0.32
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 11.0 · 71 25% 1.77

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 69.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 11.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (7.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.6 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 701 pupils in a building with 660 places, meaning it is over capacity by 41. Consequently, places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the daily flow of 41 extra pupils within its current facilities? What specific support is available for the 11.0% of students who do not reach the higher standard? How does the recent January 2026 inspection influence current teaching priorities?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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