What did Ofsted judge William Read Primary Academy's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged William Read Primary Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in April 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend William Read Primary Academy?

William Read Primary Academy has 189 pupils on roll.

What ages does William Read Primary Academy take?

William Read Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is William Read Primary Academy located?

William Read Primary Academy is located in Canvey Island, SS8 0JE, Essex.

How do I apply to William Read Primary Academy?

William Read Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into William Read Primary Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at William Read Primary Academy was 0.749 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at William Read Primary Academy?

When William Read Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Sibling link — children with a sibling attending the school; 3. Children of staff — children of staff at the school where the member of staff has been employed within Northwick Park Multi-Academy Trust for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all groups of staff, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at William Read Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.3% of pupils at William Read Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

William Read Primary Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

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0.749miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at William Read Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet)
2Sibling link — children with a sibling attending the school
3Children of staff — children of staff at the school where the member of staff has been employed within Northwick Park Multi-Academy Trust for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all groups of staff
4Distance from the school — proximity of home to school measured by straight line distance, those living closest being given the highest priority.

Read 2026-09-12 from Primary Education in South Essex Directory 2027/2028, page 51. Essex prints every school's admission policy, published admission number, applications received and the criterion under which the last child was admitted, two schools to a page. In 2026 the last child was admitted under criterion 3. CORRECTION 2026-09-13: this row was written on 12 September with the right admission number, notes and source but an empty rule list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same published document. The school was matched to its block in the directory by its DfE number 2998, page 51.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

William Read Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge William Read Primary Academy's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged William Read Primary Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in April 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend William Read Primary Academy?: William Read Primary Academy has 189 pupils on roll.
What ages does William Read Primary Academy take?: William Read Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is William Read Primary Academy located?: William Read Primary Academy is located in Canvey Island, SS8 0JE, Essex.
How do I apply to William Read Primary Academy?: William Read Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into William Read Primary Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at William Read Primary Academy was 0.749 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at William Read Primary Academy?: When William Read Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Sibling link — children with a sibling attending the school; 3. Children of staff — children of staff at the school where the member of staff has been employed within Northwick Park Multi-Academy Trust for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all groups of staff, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at William Read Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.3% of pupils at William Read Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at William Read Primary Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at William Read Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet)
2Sibling link — children with a sibling attending the school
3Children of staff — children of staff at the school where the member of staff has been employed within Northwick Park Multi-Academy Trust for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all groups of staff
4Distance from the school — proximity of home to school measured by straight line distance, those living closest being given the highest priority.

William Read Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge William Read Primary Academy's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged William Read Primary Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in April 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend William Read Primary Academy?: William Read Primary Academy has 189 pupils on roll.
What ages does William Read Primary Academy take?: William Read Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is William Read Primary Academy located?: William Read Primary Academy is located in Canvey Island, SS8 0JE, Essex.
How do I apply to William Read Primary Academy?: William Read Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into William Read Primary Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at William Read Primary Academy was 0.749 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at William Read Primary Academy?: When William Read Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Sibling link — children with a sibling attending the school; 3. Children of staff — children of staff at the school where the member of staff has been employed within Northwick Park Multi-Academy Trust for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all groups of staff, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at William Read Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.3% of pupils at William Read Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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