Dudley Infant Academy
Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mr Stuart Maclean
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 140311
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424422981
About this school
Dudley Infant Academy is a primary academy in Hastings. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 169 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Dudley Infant Academy 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dudley Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 31% | 169 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| All Saints CofE Junior Academy | 63% | 5.4% | 31.8% | 222 | 0.2 miles |
| Ark Castledown Primary Academy | 78% | 6.4% | 58.4% | 403 | 0.4 miles |
| Mulberry Baird Primary | 56% | 7.8% | 50.5% | 276 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandown Primary School and Nursery | 81% | 4% | 42.1% | 472 | 0.9 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
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.99%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 14.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
All Saints CofE Junior Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Ark Castledown Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Mulberry Baird Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Sandown Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Hastings
Other schools in Hastings
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy Primary
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Baird Primary Primary
- Ore Village Primary Academy Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Westfield School Primary
- Ark Alexandra Academy Secondary
- Mulberry Academy Hastings Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dudley Infant Academy teach?
- Dudley Infant Academy teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Hastings.
- Who is the executive principal of Dudley Infant Academy?
- The executive principal of Dudley Infant Academy is Mr Stuart Maclean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dudley Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dudley Infant Academy, 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 Dudley Infant Academy?
- Dudley Infant Academy has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Dudley Infant Academy full?
- Dudley Infant Academy has capacity for 180 pupils and 169 on roll (94%), 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 Dudley Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Dudley Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dudley Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dudley Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dudley Infant Academy?
- Dudley Infant Academy is part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Dudley Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Dudley Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Dudley Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dudley Infant Academy. 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 1 July 2026.