The Cornelius Vermuyden School, Canvey Island
The Cornelius Vermuyden School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Canvey Island, part of South East Essex Academy Trust.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
The Cornelius Vermuyden School in detail
Results
The Cornelius Vermuyden School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 140308), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 35.6 and 21% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Across Essex, 83% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Essex lodged 542 appeals against secondary school offers; 406 reached a hearing and 57 succeeded (14% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The Cornelius Vermuyden School are The Cornelius Vermuyden School (0.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 35.6); Castle View School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.9); The King John School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.6); and Harris Academy Benfleet (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39).
The Cornelius Vermuyden SchoolCastle View SchoolThe King John SchoolHarris Academy Benfleet
The trust
The Cornelius Vermuyden School is one of 9 schools run by South East Essex Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Benfleet Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dinant Avenue (adjacent), 280 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Cornelius Vermuyden School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Cornelius Vermuyden School are Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy (0.2 miles), Canvey Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles), Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery (0.6 miles) and St Katherine's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery AcademyCanvey Primary School and NurseryCanvey Island Infant School and NurserySt Katherine's Church of England Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
The Cornelius Vermuyden School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2026. Before that, as The Cornelius Vermuyden School (URN 140308), it was rated Inadequate in October 2023. See The Cornelius Vermuyden School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at The Cornelius Vermuyden School before it took its current form in 2026 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 140308). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.76 to -1.34 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 36.8 to 35.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 21% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Cornelius Vermuyden School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Cornelius Vermuyden School 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
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
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, 4 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 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
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Applications and offers at The Cornelius Vermuyden School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 140308). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 64 | 159 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 85 | 84 | 168 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 105 | 87 | 209 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 119 | 114 | 235 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 133 | 130 | 245 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 178 | 173 | 263 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 168 | 162 | 294 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 176 | 239 | 354 | 1.4 | 67 |
| 2018 | 182 | 192 | 324 | 1.1 | 25 |
| 2017 | 175 | 211 | 346 | 1.2 | 46 |
| 2016 | 169 | 206 | 341 | 1.2 | 40 |
| 2015 | 166 | 157 | 314 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 177 | 198 | 347 | 1.1 | 28 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
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.
Absence at The Cornelius Vermuyden School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 140308). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
12.4%
Overall absence
37.9%
Persistent absence
781
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Are there exam results for The Cornelius Vermuyden School?
The Cornelius Vermuyden School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 140308), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 35.6 and 21% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is The Cornelius Vermuyden School's Ofsted rating?
The Cornelius Vermuyden School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2026. Before that, as The Cornelius Vermuyden School (URN 140308), it was rated Inadequate in October 2023.
What is the catchment area for The Cornelius Vermuyden School?
No fixed boundary. When The Cornelius Vermuyden School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to The Cornelius Vermuyden School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming The Cornelius Vermuyden School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Cornelius Vermuyden School?
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, 4 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 The Cornelius Vermuyden School?
The Cornelius Vermuyden School is at Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9QS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)