Chalkwell Hall Infant School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3NL
321 pupils · 119% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 March 2023, published 2 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.19 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 88 | 105 | 261 | 88 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 107 | 275 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 88 | 91 | 260 | 88 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 96 | 245 | 89 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 99 | 278 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 120 | 150 | 329 | 120 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 119 | 124 | 296 | 119 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 120 | 136 | 342 | 120 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Darlinghurst Academy 0.7 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Leigh North Street Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Blenheim Primary School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- West Leigh Infant School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.