The Cornelius Vermuyden School
The Cornelius Vermuyden School is a converter academy in Canvey Island for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2023.
Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QSDee Conlon headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 31 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome | Inspected as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2026 | Schools into Special Measures Visit 4 | Leaders and governors/trustees are taking effective action to improve the school but continued work is needed to remove | The Cornelius Vermuyden School (predecessor) |
† These inspections are for The Cornelius Vermuyden School, the school this one replaced in June 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
149 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of The Cornelius Vermuyden School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 149 | 160 | 163 | 159 | 188 | 180 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 36.8 | 44.9 | 42.5 | 42.8 | 46.0 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -1.34 | -0.76 | -0.22 | -0.43 | -0.22 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 17% | 20% | 24% | 44% | 31% | 36% | 44% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 37% | 41% | 44% | 72% | 57% | 59% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.71 | 2.93 | 3.13 | 3.87 | 3.78 | 3.62 | 4.06 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 36% | 52% | 48% | 59% | 42% | 6% | 39% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 19.2 | 22.1 | 31.0 | 37.9 | 37.7 | 40.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 36.7 | 36.8 | 39.2 | 47.0 | 44.6 | 43.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 19.8 | 24.2 | 33.7 | 22.7 | 19.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 46.7 | 51.8 | 63.8 | 53.9 | 56.5 | – | – |
† These results are for The Cornelius Vermuyden School, the school this one replaced in June 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
How places were given out for September 2026. The last place was given under this rule: Criterion 4.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 180 | 165 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 87.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 12.4% | 12.4% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.6% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.8% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 37.9% | 37.3% | 33.3% | 35.6% | 14.6% | 13.7% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for The Cornelius Vermuyden School, the school this one replaced in June 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle View School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,098 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| The King John School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 2,098 | Report card 2026 | 72 | Compare |
| The Appleton School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 1,597 | Not inspected | 14 | Compare |
| The Deanes | Academy | 3.1 miles | 588 | Good 2023 | 13 | Compare |
| Belfairs Academy | Academy | 3.5 miles | 1,558 | Requires improvement 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| The Basildon Upper Academy | Academy | 3.9 miles | 847 | Good 2023 | 1 | Compare |
| Westcliff High School for Girls | Academy (grammar) | 4.6 miles | 1,354 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| The Basildon Lower Academy | Academy | 4.6 miles | 892 | Report card 2026 | 0 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Cornelius Vermuyden School a good school?
The Cornelius Vermuyden School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is The Cornelius Vermuyden School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cornelius Vermuyden School inadequate at its last full inspection on 31 October 2023.
How good are The Cornelius Vermuyden School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 17% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 32.2, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does The Cornelius Vermuyden School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at The Cornelius Vermuyden School?
Pupils were in school 87.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 38% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
- Headteacher
- Dee Conlon
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- South East Essex Academy Trust (9 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Canvey Island Winter Gardens
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 2026 (fresh start)
- URN
- 152376 · LAESTAB 8814038 · UKPRN 10100436
- Formerly
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: Essex council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.