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Kents Hill Infant Academy

Castle Point, SS7 5PSPrimaryAges 2–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
51 1st-choice / 55 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Kents Hill Infant Academy

Kents Hill Infant Academy sits within the Essex local authority, a large county with 444 primary schools, 33 of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Kingston Primary School, just 1.1 kilometres away. Among its same-type peers in the area, the top performers according to ranking scores are St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School in Colchester and Stambridge Primary School, both scoring 100, followed by Great Totham Primary School on 95. Kents Hill itself, located in the Castle Point borough, is a state-funded, mixed-gender infant school for children aged 2 to 7, with a nursery provision attached. It is led by headteacher Gemma Thurston and has no religious character. The school is notably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 141 applications for 55 places, with 51 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.56.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressKents Hill Road, Benfleet, Castle Point, SS7 5PS
HeadteacherGemma Thurston
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils243
Free School Meals (FSM)9.9%
School Capacity243 / 238 (102% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 9 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
GymnasiumSports HallDining HallSensory RoomICT SuiteArt StudiosPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

Cross CountryAthleticsSwimmingTennisGymnasticsCricketFootball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningChessCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:25 – 15:15

Source: khiacademy.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Kents Hill Infant Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.