Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School has continued to uphold the positive standards established in its previous inspection. Pupils enjoy a supportive and welcoming environment where effective teaching strategies help them build key knowledge and skills. The school prioritizes reading and has implemented an engaging curriculum that is ambitious and well-structured, effectively preparing young learners for future educational stages. However, there are areas for improvement in how teachers assess student understanding across different subjects, particularly in using this information to enhance future learning.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and display positive behavior
• High expectations from teachers result in good pupil achievement
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum fostering independent learning
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Strong focus on developing vocabulary and reading skills
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils creating a secure environment

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment to inform future learning in some subjects
• Some trustees lack a clear understanding of school strengths and areas needing improvement

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School had 26.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.6% of pupils at Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School received £6,182 and spent £5,968 for each of its 308 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £327,000 (£1,062 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School have?

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School has 302 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School cover?

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School?

Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School is at Bilton Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2HQ.