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EnglandEast of EnglandBasildonSS16 5RULee Chapel Primary School
Primary

Lee Chapel Primary School

Primary

Basildon · Basildon · SS16 5RU www.leechapel.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
1,068
cap. 960
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
46%
RWM higher · 2024/25
1,068
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
46%
RWM higher · 2024/25
1,068
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lee Chapel Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
85%
-3pp
88%81%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
46%
+9pp
46%33%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
62%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
73%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
56%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
51%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,068
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
The Knares, Basildon, SS16 5RU
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2585%46%90%62%95%73%91%56%89%83%111.0110.0109.014%1,068
2023/2488%37%90%54%92%49%92%47%92%90%110.0109.0110.014%1,094
2022/2385%35%89%53%98%47%92%49%99%87%109.0109.0110.0+2.50+4.20+2.605%1,103
2018/1983%33%86%43%95%60%92%51%96%87%107.0109.0111.0+1.80+4.60+2.804%992
2017/1873%20%76%27%93%49%91%41%98%94%105.0108.0111.0-0.40+4.30+3.2011%939
2016/1786%32%87%43%96%51%92%39%99%96%108.0108.0112.0+2.60+4.70+2.6014%822

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,06825.814%29%17%5%10%
2023/241,09429.214%30%17%4%11%
2022/231,10326.65%28%17%4%9%
2021/221,03823.14%24%19%4%10%
2020/211,05624.04%23%17%
2018/1999228.34%23%19%2%2%
2017/1893924.811%24%20%2%2%
2016/1782224.614%20%19%2%1%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.