Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Benfleet, Essex
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Benfleet, Essex for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Bilton Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2HQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 302 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils happily attend Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School.”
- “They learn the school values and understand that ‘everyone is welcome’.”
- “Positive relationships between staff and pupils create a safe space.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, teachers do not use this information to build effectively on what pupils know and can do.”
- “This hinders some pupils’ understanding.”
- “While they benefit from working alongside experienced colleagues, some trustees do not have a secure understanding of the impact of the school’s work, for example how leaders’ actions make the difference intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Hadleigh Junior School 0.1 mi Not judged
- Westwood Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Wyburns Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Thundersley Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Kingston Primary School 2.0 mi Outstanding
- Grove Wood Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged
- Winter Gardens Academy 2.2 mi Good
- Rayleigh Primary School 2.2 mi Good