The Knares, Basildon, Essex SS16 5RU
10 reasons to choose Lee Chapel Primary School
Top line
Lee Chapel Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best state primary schools in Basildon and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Lee Chapel Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 6 members of Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Essex LEA.
Average class size
Lee Chapel Primary School typically has four classes per year, sometimes five, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Lee Chapel Primary School ranks in the top 9% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 9% of schools.
The Lee Chapel Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately, with foundation subjects organised by half-termly topics and some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for art, drama, music and sport.
Sport at Lee Chapel Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Lee Chapel Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.40am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Lee Chapel Primary School
St John’s Preparatory School, Billericay (5.7 miles); Woodlands School at Hutton Manor (7.1 miles); Brentwood Preparatory School (8.4 miles).
Noak Bridge Primary School (1.6 miles); Great Berry Primary Academy (2.2 miles); Jotmans Hall Primary School (4.5 miles).
St John’s School, Billericay (5.7 miles); Brentwood School (8.2 miles).
The Appleton School (5.4 miles); Mayflower High School (6.2 miles); Beauchamps High School (6.8 miles).