Hindhayes Infant School
Leigh Road, Street, BA16 0HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Shakesby - Acting Headteacher
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 123664
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458442978
About this school
Hindhayes Infant School is a community primary school in Street. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 165 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hindhayes Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 163 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hindhayes Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 17.2% | 165 | — |
| Elmhurst Junior School | — | 5.8% | 26.5% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| Brookside Community Primary School | 48% | 4.5% | 17.1% | 544 | 0.7 miles |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 81% | 5.7% | 22.5% | 129 | 1.4 miles |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 57% | 5.1% | 34.4% | 236 | 1.8 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School | — | 6.5% | 32.1% | 184 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.18%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 12.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmhurst Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Street
-
Brookside Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Street
-
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Street
-
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School1.9 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
Other schools in Street
- Brookside Community Primary School Primary
- Elmhurst Junior School Primary
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Crispin School Academy Secondary
- Avalon School Special schools
- Millfield School Independent schools
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Kate Nester (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Kate Nester to Mrs Lucy Shakesby - Acting Headteacher recorded 15 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Hindhayes Infant School teach?
- Hindhayes Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Street.
- Who is the headteacher of Hindhayes Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hindhayes Infant School is Mrs Lucy Shakesby - Acting Headteacher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hindhayes Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hindhayes Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hindhayes Infant School?
- Hindhayes Infant School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Hindhayes Infant School full?
- Hindhayes Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 165 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hindhayes Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hindhayes Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hindhayes Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hindhayes Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Hindhayes Infant School's absence rate?
- Hindhayes Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hindhayes Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hindhayes Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.