Belmont Castle Academy
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN
Principal · Mrs Holly Pottle
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 18 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils691Capacity 660
OfstedReport cardInspected 27 January 2026
TrustBelmont Castle Academy
Free school meals18.8%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 27 January 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Thurrock council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in ThurrockApplications for September 2026
87 of the 88 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered90
Applications170
First choice88
First-choice offers87
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Harris Primary Academy Mayflower0.7 mi
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred0.8 mi
- Quarry Hill Academy0.9 mi
- Tudor Court Primary School0.9 mi
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.9 mi