FUTURE chefs, musicians and scientists were given the chance to find out more about a school during an open day.

Cornelius Vermuyden School, Dinant Avenue, Canvey opened its doors to members of the public earlier this month.

Activities included music, cooking and science experiments.

A record number of people attended the open day.

A spokesman for the school said: “Our exit poll from the event showed that 99 per cent of visitors thought the welcome from staff and students, the quality of facilities and activities, and the overall opinion of school was excellent.

“Comments from the majority of pupils and their parents were overwhelmingly positive and indicate that we are their number one choice for September 2019.

“Our students, once again, proved to be the greatest ambassadors for our school.

“Over 200 of them came to support the various activities in subject areas and to act as tour guides.

“They did an amazing job, and were rated as outstanding by the vast majority of parents in the poll.

“The enthusiasm from prospective parents and students was palpable and it was great to capture the many positive comments as they left.”

Some of the young visitors said they couldn’t want to attend the school during the next academics year.