Chalkwell Hall Junior School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3NL
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Chalkwell Hall Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Newnham
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 478
- URN
- 114718
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
About this school
Chalkwell Hall Junior School was a community primary school in Leigh-on-Sea. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 478 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Chalkwell Hall Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 119 | 119 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 72% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chalkwell Hall Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 478 |
| 2023/24 | 479 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chalkwell Hall Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.1% | 12.1% | 478 | — |
| Chalkwell Hall Infant School | — | 4% | 8.9% | 321 | 0.0 miles |
| Chalkwell Hall Junior School | — | — | — | 450 | 0.0 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 6% | 464 | 0.3 miles |
| Darlinghurst Academy | 68% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 547 | 0.4 miles |
| Leigh North Street Primary School | 57% | 4% | 12.2% | 612 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.13%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 8.74%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chalkwell Hall Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Chalkwell Hall Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
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Darlinghurst Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Leigh North Street Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
Other schools in Leigh-on-Sea
- Blenheim Primary School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School Primary
- Darlinghurst Academy Primary
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Edwards Hall Primary School Primary
- Fairways Primary School Primary
- Heycroft Primary School Primary
- Leigh North Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Leigh Infant School Primary
- West Leigh Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chalkwell Hall Junior School teach?
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea.
- Has Chalkwell Hall Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Chalkwell Hall Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Chalkwell Hall Junior School?
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School had 478 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Chalkwell Hall Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Chalkwell Hall Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chalkwell Hall Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2025.