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Dudley Infant Academy

Primary

Hastings · Hastings · TN35 5NJ www.dudleyinfantacademy.org.uk/

Pupils
169
cap. 180
Ages
5 - 7
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
23 Apr 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
17 Sep 2019
School inspectionGood
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14 Mar 2017
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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5 Nov 2013
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Hastings. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

No published headline results for this school.

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
98%
Responses
40
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

98%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

95%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

8%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

88%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

56%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

98%

Q9. My child does well at this school

90%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

90%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

86%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

95%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

86%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

98%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
171
cap. 180
178175171
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Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
LA AVG 20.49:1
26.521.917.4
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EAL
2%
LA AVG 7.55%
4%2%1%
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FSM eligible
31%
LA AVG 23.2%
31%23%15%
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SEN
20%
LA AVG 18.41%
20%15%11%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
15%
LA
15%
England
13%
15%9%3%
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Overview

AddressHarold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
Telephone01424422981
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6690 spend / pupil£7175 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Nov 2013 (was URN 114455)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517117.420%2%31%6%15%
2023/2417620.015%2%30%6%13%
2022/2317819.811%2%28%6%14%
2021/2217719.713%1%31%6%12%
2020/2117718.414%2%24%
2018/1917526.513%4%17%3%3%
2017/1817623.214%3%20%5%14%
2016/1717720.314%4%15%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.