Academy converter · Essex

Lee Chapel Primary School

2–11Ages
1,062Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137108URN

The Knares, Basildon, SS16 5RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.0 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

404 applications for 119 places · 37th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Essex median (2.4) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

404 applications · 119 places offered · 153 named it first

2026 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.7; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	119	404	3.4	153	1.29
Sep 2025	120	394	3.3	175	1.46
Sep 2024	120	420	3.5	221	1.84
Sep 2023	120	394	3.3	190	1.58
Sep 2022	120	412	3.4	212	1.77
Sep 2021	120	334	2.8	160	1.33
Sep 2020	120	406	3.4	192	1.60
Sep 2019	120	445	3.7	216	1.80
Sep 2018	119	456	3.8	228	1.92
Sep 2017	120	382	3.2	181	1.51
Sep 2016	120	401	3.3	165	1.38
Sep 2015	90	330	3.7	136	1.51
Sep 2014	90	319	3.5	128	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 95% · Maths 91% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%23rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth73%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard56%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	46%	111	110
2023/24	88%	37%	110	109
2022/23	85%	35%	109	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lee Chapel Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
0.6 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

3.2applications per place
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
0.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

89%met the SATs standard
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
0.6 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place
Janet Duke Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ghyllgrove Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
The Phoenix Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
1.8 km · Essex

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137108 · 881/2578
Trust: Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 960 pupils · 1,062 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Lee Chapel Primary School (URN 114897)
Address: The Knares, Basildon, SS16 5RU
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources