Lee Chapel Primary School

Lee Chapel Primary is performing exceptionally well, demonstrating outstanding quality across all areas of education. The school provides an inspiring environment where pupils feel valued and are encouraged to pursue their interests and talents. With a strong emphasis on pupil voice, children develop a sense of responsibility and pride in their contributions, fostering excellent behaviour and attitudes. This marks the school's first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, having been previously judged to be outstanding before converting to an academy.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all grade domains.
• Highly ambitious, child-centered curriculum that fosters pupil engagement.
• Effective phonics instruction leading to strong reading skills in early years.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils develop confidence and independence through a variety of extracurricular activities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lee Chapel Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Lee Chapel Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lee Chapel Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.2% of pupils at Lee Chapel Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Lee Chapel Primary School received £6,296 and spent £5,964 for each of its 1,048 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,839,000 (£1,755 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,735 and spending £6,108 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Basildon · Essex local authority: places and applications

Lee Chapel Primary School is part of Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Basildon
• The Phoenix Primary School Basildon
• Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Basildon
• Greensted Primary School & Nursery Basildon
• Northlands Primary School and Nursery Basildon

What is Lee Chapel Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lee Chapel Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Lee Chapel Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lee Chapel Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Lee Chapel Primary School have?

Lee Chapel Primary School has 1,062 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lee Chapel Primary School cover?

Lee Chapel Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lee Chapel Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lee Chapel Primary School?

Lee Chapel Primary School is at The Knares, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5RU.