Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery, Basildon
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Basildon, part of Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 22% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery in detail
Getting a place at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 74 families put Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 191 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery are Lee Chapel Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 91% maths); Kingswood Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 83% maths); St Anne Line Catholic Infant School (0.8 miles); and St Anne Line Catholic Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 92% reading, 95% maths).
Lee Chapel Primary SchoolKingswood Primary School and NurserySt Anne Line Catholic Infant SchoolSt Anne Line Catholic Junior School
The trust
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery is one of 6 schools run by Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 27.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (27%) and Black (8%).
In 2026, 24 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 7 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Staffing
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Basildon Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Outpatients Department (se-bound), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 331 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery are Harris Academy Kingswood (0.5 miles), The James Hornsby School (1.4 miles) and Mossbourne Fobbing Academy (1.8 miles).
Harris Academy KingswoodThe James Hornsby SchoolMossbourne Fobbing Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
7.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
24.2
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
13
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
22%
Available places
94 pupils
420 places
326 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Basildon
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Basildon
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
24
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
8.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
356
Total Pupils
170
Boys
186
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
35.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,130
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,698
Per pupil
£919k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
67
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
Questions parents ask about Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
What is the catchment area for Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 22% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Classes at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery average 27.4 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery has around 356 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
5% of sessions were missed at Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery in 2024/25. 9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery?
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery is at George Street, Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)