Kents Hill Infant Academy

State-Funded School

kents-hill-infant-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Castle PointConstituency

SS7 5PSPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kents Hill Infant Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–7, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 239 pupils. Kents Hill Infant Academy is part of South Essex Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

239

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

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 – 7
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 239
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: South Essex Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Mar 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.