Academy sponsor led · Essex

Cann Hall Primary School

5–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138911URN

Constable Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

132 applications for 58 places · 187th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

132 applications · 58 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.1; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8

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	58	132	2.3	60	1.03
Sep 2025	58	135	2.3	67	1.16
Sep 2024	59	144	2.4	58	0.98
Sep 2023	60	141	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	140	2.3	61	1.02
Sep 2021	60	137	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2020	60	150	2.5	68	1.13
Sep 2019	60	163	2.7	54	0.90
Sep 2018	60	186	3.1	97	1.62
Sep 2017	60	191	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2016	60	206	3.4	73	1.22
Sep 2015	90	200	2.2	82	0.91
Sep 2014	60	162	2.7	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 84% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%78th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	76%	5%	107	106
2023/24	37%	5%	101	100
2022/23	48%	3%	102	100

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

Cann Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
White Hall Academy and Nursery
0.8 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ravens Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Burrsville Infant Academy
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
1.7 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place
Alton Park Junior School
1.8 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

35%met the SATs standard
Engaines Primary School and Nursery
2.0 km · Essex

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138911 · 881/2025
Trust: The Compass Partnership of Schools
Capacity: 420 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Cann Hall Primary School (URN 114768)
Address: Constable Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DA
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

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