Primary school in Southend-on-Sea
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 16 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 434
- Places
- 390
- How full
- Full — 434 pupils against 390 places
- Girls / boys
- 215 / 219
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 17%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 27%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Southend-on-Sea 009E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 41%
- Households in social housing
- 43%
- Households with no car
- 32%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Scott Roche
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward
- Southchurch
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- URN
- 143340
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamstel Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 54% | 0 mi |
| Temple Sutton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.6 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 61% | 0.7 mi |
| Bournemouth Park AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 64% | 0.7 mi |
| Greenways Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 61% | 0.8 mi |
| Porters Grange Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 52% | 0.9 mi |
| Alleyn Court Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Bournes Green Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 80% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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