Cann Hall Primary School
Constable Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Wendy Byrne
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 138911
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255420603
About this school
Cann Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Clacton-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 37% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 48% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 52% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 53% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Cann Hall Primary 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cann Hall Primary School compares
Cann Hall Primary School ranked 89th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.7% | 22.6% | 415 | — |
| White Hall Academy and Nursery | 47% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 670 | 0.5 miles |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 7.5% | 40.3% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| Ravens Academy | 41% | 9.4% | 70.9% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| Great Clacton Church of England Junior School | 47% | 7.6% | 48.8% | 254 | 0.9 miles |
| Burrsville Infant Academy | — | 6.8% | 24.4% | 174 | 0.9 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)
- 22.6%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
White Hall Academy and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Ravens Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Burrsville Infant Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
Other schools in Clacton-on-Sea
Cann Hall Primary School ranks 2nd of the 14 ranked primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Alton Park Junior School Primary
- Burrsville Infant Academy Primary
- Engaines Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Holland Haven Primary School Primary
- Holland Park Primary School Primary
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravens Academy Primary
- Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Primary
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Osyth Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cann Hall Primary School teach?
- Cann Hall Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Who is the head teacher of Cann Hall Primary School?
- The head teacher of Cann Hall Primary School is Mrs Wendy Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cann Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cann Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cann Hall Primary School?
- Cann Hall Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Cann Hall Primary School full?
- Cann Hall Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cann Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cann Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cann Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cann Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Cann Hall Primary School?
- Cann Hall Primary School is part of THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cann Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cann Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Cann Hall Primary School ranked 89th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cann Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Cann Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cann Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cann Hall Primary 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 1 July 2026.