Hamstel Junior School

State-Funded School

hamstel-junior-school-southend-on-sea-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Southend on SeaLocal Authority

Southend East and RochfordConstituency

SS2 4PQPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hamstel Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 583 pupils. Hamstel Junior School is part of Portico Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

583

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 583
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Portico Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.