Fast Progress Tuition Limited, Canvey Island
Fast Progress Tuition Limited is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 19 in Canvey Island.
Data last updated 4 Sep 2026
Fast Progress Tuition Limited in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Fast Progress Tuition Limited are Athena School (1.2 miles); Cedar Hall School (3.5 miles, Good); Glenwood School (3.7 miles, Outstanding); and Estuary High School (5 miles, Inadequate, selective).
Athena SchoolCedar Hall SchoolGlenwood SchoolEstuary High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Benfleet Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Charfleets (adjacent), 210 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Fast Progress Tuition Limited
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Fast Progress Tuition Limited is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Canvey Island
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Canvey Island
Across Essex council
Places available
17,590
Applications
16,568
Got 1st preference
83.4%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Fast Progress Tuition Limited
What is the catchment area for Fast Progress Tuition Limited?
No fixed boundary. When Fast Progress Tuition Limited is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Fast Progress Tuition Limited?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Fast Progress Tuition Limited on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Fast Progress Tuition Limited?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fast Progress Tuition Limited?
Fast Progress Tuition Limited is at 1 Vikings Way, Canvey Island, SS8 0PB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)