OFSTED
24 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
HADLEIGH INFANTS AND NURSERY SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
302
302 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
161
53.3% of pupils
Male pupils
141
46.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Castle Point
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
Castle Point
4.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Castle Point
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.1%
260
Any other White background
3.0%
9
African
2.6%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
6
Indian
1.3%
4
White and Asian
1.3%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.6%
41 of
302 pupils
7.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.33 pts
higher than
England
School
6.55%
Castle Point
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.80 pts
higher than
England
School
18.62%
Castle Point
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
Castle Point
1.60%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.8%
1.4 pts
below England
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
86.8%
Castle Point
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.