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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 115301

Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Harwich · CO12 4NB

Ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-03-10

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.3%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
369

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
103
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

445 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
445
Boys / girls
215 / 230
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
445 / 420 (106%)
Free school meals
29.5%
FSM pupils
121
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Rachel Saunders

Location

Address
Chase Lane, Dovercourt
Postcode
CO12 4NB
Town
Harwich
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Harwich, Essex, 445 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 29.5%.

Open schools in Harwich
8
Primary schools in Harwich
7
Academies among open schools in Harwich
38% (3)
Open schools in CO12
9
Primary in CO12
8
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HarwichNear CO12

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Rachel Saunders
Telephone
01255502416
Website
www.chaselane.essex.sch.uk

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