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Cann Hall Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Sponsored academy
Constable Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea CO16 8DA · cannhall.compassps.uk · 01255 420603
On the mapSearch near CO16 8DA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.86 mi
- 1.38 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 415
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.86 mi (1.38 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 60 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 67 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.86 mi1.38 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Cann Hall Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 51
- 11% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (27%) with SEND