Dudley Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Hastings, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Dudley Infant Academy is a primary school in Hastings, East Sussex for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Dudley Infant Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.94 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.96 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.74 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 8 earlier years, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- 25.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 38.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 169 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love to come to this school.”
- “Staff welcome pupils warmly into the playground every morning.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, during lessons, routine checks of pupils’ understanding are not carried out consistently.”
- “Teaching is not always adapted in response to pupils’ needs so that everyone keeps up with the learning.”
- “Sometimes, activities do not help pupils understand the curriculum securely, before they move on to more difficult ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Baird Primary 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ore Village Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published