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Dudley Infant Academy

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personMr Stuart Maclean

corporate_fareUNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onHastings, TN35 5NJ

language Visit Website phone 1424422981

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

178

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Dudley Infant Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Hastings, serving ages 5-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Dudley Infant Academy is an academy converter in Hastings, East Sussex, admitting pupils aged 5-7. It is part of UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 171 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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17 September 2019

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-09-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-03-14

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-02-27

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 171 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	177	1	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	173	1	0.6%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	175	1	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	177	3	1.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Dudley Infant Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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