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Chalkwell Hall Junior School

Primary · Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 3NL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 22 March 2023

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At a glance

450 pupils · 107% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.chalkwellhall.co.uk
URN
151654

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Catchment child
0.169 miles

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 79% (Southend-on-Sea 66%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Southend-on-Sea 6%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 3% (Southend-on-Sea 4%, England 4%) · Black African 2% (Southend-on-Sea 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Southend-on-Sea 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Southend-on-Sea 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Southend-on-Sea 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Southend-on-Sea 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Southend-on-Sea 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Southend-on-Sea 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Southend-on-Sea 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Southend-on-Sea 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.9%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,376; 9.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.7%62.3%
Social housing0.6%17.1%
Privately rented32.7%20.5%
Detached houses16.4%22.9%
Flats37.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms21.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015829 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£381,500832 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£275,000–£551,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (115)£735,000
Semi-detached (180)£529,500
Terraced (197)£400,000
Flat (340)£267,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
32an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
11an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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