Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Southend-on-Sea
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4PQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s mantra of ‘happy staff make for happy children’ is clear to see.”
- “Children quickly form trusting and warm relationships with each other and with adults.”
- “Key stage 1 pupils are good role models for their younger counterparts.”
To improve
- “However, due to absence, some of these pupils miss out on important learning and socialisation.”
- “The school knows it must continue to support families to improve the attendance of disadvantaged pupils as well as work with those children in Reception who take longer with their personal, social and emotional development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 125 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 113 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Southend-on-Sea published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- 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 Southend-on-Sea.
- Hamstel Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- Temple Sutton Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bournemouth Park Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greenways Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bournes Green Junior School 1.3 mi Good
- Bournes Green Infant School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published