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Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4PQ · hamstelinfants.co.uk · 01702 468461
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.77 mi
- 1.24 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · outside of catchment area · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 434
- 44 over 390 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “outside of catchment area” went to a home 0.77 mi (1.24 km) from the school. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 125 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 90% 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 | 120 | 125 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 117 | 109 | 0.9 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – outside of catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hamstel Infant School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 42
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 48% who raised concerns
based on the 7% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (26%) with SEND