Special academy · Essex
Castledon School
- Special
- Ages 5–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Essex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 8 July 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 5–19
- Pupils
- 239 (capacity 290)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01268761252
- Address
- Bromfords Drive, Wickford, SS12 0PW
- Website
- castledon.org
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.