Lubbins Park Primary Academy, Canvey Island
Lubbins Park Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Canvey Island, part of The Epsilon Star Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 8 schools in Canvey Island with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lubbins Park Primary Academy in detail
Lubbins Park Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very pleased that you are thinking of choosing us as your child's school, or that you have already chosen us."
The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm, from £6.00 per day.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Lubbins Park Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 90% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Lubbins Park Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Lubbins Park Primary Academy as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Lubbins Park Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lubbins Park Primary Academy are Leigh Beck Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 90% maths); Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy (0.7 miles, Good); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths); and William Read Primary Academy (0.9 miles, 63% reading, 69% maths).
Lubbins Park Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Leigh Beck Junior SchoolLeigh Beck Infant School and Nursery AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School and NurseryWilliam Read Primary Academy
The trust
Lubbins Park Primary Academy is one of 2 schools run by The Epsilon Star Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lubbins Park Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 70% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 59% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (59%).
Who goes there
5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Benfleet Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Casino (outside), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lubbins Park Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lubbins Park Primary Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lubbins Park Primary Academy are Castle View School (0.5 miles) and The Cornelius Vermuyden School (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Lubbins Park Primary Academy creates a warm, welcoming environment where children are exceptionally well-behaved and respectful of each other's differences. The school excels at teaching reading, with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers who genuinely enjoy books. Your child will benefit from a broad curriculum, strong support if they have additional needs, and enriching experiences including theatre visits and visits to different places of worship.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and respect throughout the school, with pupils being polite, kind and caring to each other
- Reading is taught very well with pupils developing into confident and fluent readers who enjoy reading
- Strong support for pupils with SEND, with quick identification of needs and well-trained staff who adapt teaching appropriately
- Effective behaviour policy that has resulted in significant improvements in pupil attendance
- Broad personal development programme enriching pupils' understanding of the world through visits, experiences and daily meditation
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, teachers do not always check effectively what pupils remember, meaning pupils move on to new learning without secure understanding of important foundational knowledge
- Early years curriculum does not fully set out all the key knowledge children should learn, and activities are not consistently designed to build knowledge and independence
- Teachers need to use their checks on pupils' learning more effectively across all subjects to inform their teaching
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports captains, play leaders, eco council, school council, well-being ambassadors, theatre visits, train trips to London, visits to places of worship, meditation
Lubbins Park Primary Academy is a good school where pupils are extremely respectful, well-behaved, and enthusiastic about their learning. The school provides a broad, ambitious curriculum with strong reading provision, though there are areas for improvement in how teachers check pupils' understanding in some subjects and in early years curriculum design.
At a Glance
22.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
56 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Lubbins Park Primary Academy
Newsletter Friday 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Memo Friday 25th September 2026
25 Sep 2026
Memo Friday 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter Friday 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
Newsletter Friday 19th June 2026
19 Jun 2026
Memo Friday 12th June 2026
12 Jun 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Lubbins Park Primary Academy 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
198 pupils
210 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Canvey Island
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Canvey Island
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
20.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
211
Total Pupils
94
Boys
117
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
23.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,125
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,471
Per pupil
£1214k
Total funding
£42k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
19.2%
Persistent absence
177
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lubbins Park Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Lubbins Park Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Lubbins Park Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Lubbins Park Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Lubbins Park Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Lubbins Park Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Lubbins Park Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Classes at Lubbins Park Primary Academy average 26.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Lubbins Park Primary Academy has around 211 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Lubbins Park Primary Academy in 2024/25. 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Lubbins Park Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Lubbins Park Primary Academy?
Lubbins Park Primary Academy is at May Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)