Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
Chase Lane, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Saunders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 115301
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255502416
About this school
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Harwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 60% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 65% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 447 |
| 2024/25 | 449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery compares
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery ranked 210th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 7.5% | 29.9% | 445 | — |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt | 67% | 5.4% | 33.3% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey | — | 6.3% | 41.2% | 130 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 15.2% | 114 | 0.9 miles |
| The Mayflower Primary School | 48% | 7.5% | 47.8% | 356 | 1.2 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)
- 29.88%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 20.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt0.5 miles
Primary · Harwich
-
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Harwich
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St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey0.9 miles
Primary · Harwich
- 0.9 miles
-
The Mayflower Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Harwich
Other schools in Harwich
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Harwich.
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt Primary
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery Primary
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey Primary
- The Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery is Ms Rachel Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery?
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery full?
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 445 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Essex?
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery ranked 210th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery'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 30 June 2026.