Lee Chapel Primary School

Primary · Essex · SS16 5RU · URN 137108

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2023-11-22Cohort 1062

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 132

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 412 schools in Essex

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
85%
Essex 61.1%England 61%
23.9 percentage points above the area average of 61.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
46%
Essex 9.3%England 8%
36.8 percentage points above the area average of 9.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
111
Essex 105.86England 105
5.1 above the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
110
Essex 104.74England 105
5.3 above the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
109
Essex 105.25England 105
3.8 above the area average of 105.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
51%
Essex 27.7%England 32%
23.3 percentage points above the area average of 27.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
90%
Essex 74.7%
15.3 percentage points above the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
95%
Essex 70.7%
24.3 percentage points above the area average of 70.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
91%
Essex 72.8%
18.2 percentage points above the area average of 72.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
132
Essex 42
90.3 above the area average of 41.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Essex	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	85% Essex 61.1%England 61%	23.9 percentage points above the area average of 61.1	24 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	46% Essex 9.3%England 8%	36.8 percentage points above the area average of 9.3	38 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	111 Essex 105.86England 105	5.1 above the area average of 105.9	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	110 Essex 104.74England 105	5.3 above the area average of 104.7	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	109 Essex 105.25England 105	3.8 above the area average of 105.3	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	51% Essex 27.7%England 32%	23.3 percentage points above the area average of 27.7	19 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	90% Essex 74.7%	15.3 percentage points above the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	95% Essex 70.7%	24.3 percentage points above the area average of 70.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	91% Essex 72.8%	18.2 percentage points above the area average of 72.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	132 Essex 42	90.3 above the area average of 41.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Essex · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 32.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 14% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 51% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 46% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 85% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 81.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Lee Chapel Primary School Outstanding at its inspection on 22/11/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Lee Chapel Primary School is a primary school in Essex, postcode SS16 5RU (URN 137108).
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