OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
LEE CHAPEL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
356
356 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
186
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
170
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.2 pts
below England
School
7.6%
Basildon
24.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.2 pts
above England
School
27.5%
Basildon
15.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Basildon
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.0%
153
Indian
21.3%
76
Any other ethnic group
7.3%
26
Any other White background
6.2%
22
Any other Asian background
4.8%
17
African
4.5%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.7%
31 of
356 pupils
12.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.20 pts
lower than
England
School
5.02%
Basildon
6.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.86 pts
lower than
England
School
8.96%
Basildon
17.78%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.99%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.18 pts
higher than
England
School
2.99%
Basildon
2.43%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.8%
3.4 pts
below England
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
84.8%
Basildon
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.