Hamford Primary Academy

State-Funded School

hamford-primary-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ClactonConstituency

CO14 8TEPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hamford Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 393 pupils. Hamford Primary Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

393

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 393
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Feb 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.