Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex
East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy
The Tye, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8AE
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 6 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- Places
- 119
- How full
- 92% full — 109 of 119 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 60 / 49
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 016B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Stainsbury
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield
- Constituency
- Maldon
- URN
- 151509
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Primary School, BicknacreCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 1.5 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 69% | 1.9 mi |
| Danbury Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 71% | 2.6 mi |
| Heathcote SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.6 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 2.6 mi |
| St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School DanburyVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 71% | 2.8 mi |
| Woodville Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 2.9 mi |
| Rettendon Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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