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Kents Hill Infant Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Academy

Kents Hill Road, Benfleet SS7 5PS · khiacademy.co.uk · 01268 792500

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
239
1 over 238 places · 100%
Local authority
Essex
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
10%
First language not English
2.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
South Essex Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 58 (Places 68)58September 2023: 47 (Places 63)47September 2024: 42 (Places 58)42September 2025: 51 (Places 55)51September 2026: 58 (Places 59)58Places 59
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20265958197%
September 2025Sept 202555510.9100%
September 2024Sept 202458420.7100%
September 2023Sept 202363470.7100%
September 2022Sept 202268580.9100%

Ofsted

Kents Hill Infant Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
13 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2007

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
74
30% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 20% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 67%

based on 22 parents (30%) with SEND

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