Crays Hill Primary is attended by 110 children, 107 of whom live at Dale Farm, near Wickford.

BBC: Dale Farm: Fears raised over school after eviction

Police were called to Pitsea View Road, Crays Hill, on Monday evening following concerns the occupants of a property had not been seen for several days.

BBC: 'Mother and son' shot dead at house in Crays Hill

Officers found the bodies of 37-year-old Mark Tyler and a woman, thought to be his 79-year-old mother Maureen, in Pitsea View Road in Crays Hill on Monday.

BBC: Mark Tyler shot mother Maureen before himself, police say