Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery is a free school in Basildon for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 356 pupils and room for 420. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
George Street, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 5NQ01268 904434chapelhillprimary.essex.sch.ukMrs Sue Jackson headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
326 places were empty (78% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
How places were given out for September 2026. The last place was given under this rule: Criterion 4.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 192 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 24.2 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.3 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (8), Other difficulty or disability (4), language and communications needs (4), emotional and mental health (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 356 | 206 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 28% | 25% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Chapel Primary School | Academy | 610 m | 1,062 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | Foundation | 0.7 miles | 444 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| St Anne Line Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | 0.8 miles | 250 | No overall grade 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 176 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Janet Duke Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 611 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| Vange Primary School and Nursery | Council | 1.1 miles | 97 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
| Ghyllgrove Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 630 | No overall grade 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Cherry Tree Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 384 | No overall grade 2025 | 2 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery yet.
How many pupils does Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery have?
356 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 85% full.
Is Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery oversubscribed?
Probably not. 326 places were empty in 2024/25 (78% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Pupils were in school 95.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
The average class had 27.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 31% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- George Street, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 5NQ
- Telephone
- 01268 904434
- Website
- www.chapelhillprimary.essex.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Jackson
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Langdon Hills
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2024 (academy free school)
- URN
- 150736 · LAESTAB 8812192 · UKPRN 10095863
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Essex council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.