Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Southend-on-Sea
Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4PQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
16.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
434
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
390 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
117 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
224
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 117 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 71 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 224 | 120 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Southend-on-Sea lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Scott Roche
- Address
- Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4PQ
- Phone
- 01702468461
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Southchurch · Southend East and Rochford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143340
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST
434 pupils · 390 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 293 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 Southend-on-Sea 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.