Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Bilton Road, Benfleet, SS7 2HQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
302
Capacity used
Has space87%
348 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
70 of 70 families who put it first got an offer
84
Places offered
124
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 70 | 70 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 11 | ● 44% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 2 | ● 10% |
| 4th preference | 9 | 1 | ● 11% |
| Total | 124 | 84 | 68% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 4 preferences. 16 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lucy Fynn
- Address
- Bilton Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2HQ
- Phone
- 01702557979
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Hadleigh St James · Castle Point
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137027
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HADLEIGH INFANTS AND NURSERY SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
302 pupils · 348 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 188 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.