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Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Hamstel Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ - 01702 468461
Part of the Portico Academy Trust
opening doors, unlocking potential

Latest News


Colour Run Success!
What a wonderful day we had at our Colour Run ! The field was bursting with colour, energy, and excitement as the children at Hamstel Infants ran, laughed, and cheered their way through the course. It was fantastic to see so many smiling faces and such great team spirit. The children of Hamstel Infants showed real determination as they set off for their 2km challenge, which was 5 continuous laps around the school field. The event was a brilliant celebration of fun, fitness,


Media Team – Operation Welcome back to School!
The Media Team would like to welcome you back to school and to your new classes. We are a brand-new Media Team and we will be interviewing teachers and our friends and writing about what happens at our school during the year. We are now a team of 10! From Year 2, we have Joseph, Evelyn, Leo, Dolleigh , Dylan and Chanju . From Year 1, we have Willow , Beau, Thomas and Savannah. We have meetings every Monday and sometimes during the week, we get to go out of class fo


Hamstel Infants hit the ground running!
What a fantastic start to the cross-country season for our KS1 runners! After giving up their lunchtimes to train and prepare, Team Hamstel were ready to take on the challenge of their very first event of the year. With over 100 competitors in each race, it was always going to be a test of determination, but our runners showed outstanding resilience, team spirit and talent throughout. The Year 1 girls got us underway in style with a sensational team performance – our best sc


Nite Owls swooped in for a flying visit…
On Monday 13th October the Year 2 children at Hamstel Infants were excited to have some special visitors for the morning. Some stunning Owls came to visit and carried out a fantastic display and informative chat with their carers Erika and Olivia from Nite Owls. The children were lucky enough to meet a range of species which included Barn Owls, Scops Owls and an Eagle Owl. Willow, Dotty, Cookie and Monty really stole the show! The owls demonstrated how wide their wing span


Waddle on Sea Art Trail
As part of the Waddle on Sea Art Trail , our school was proud to design and paint our very own penguin sculpture, Poppy the Penguin ,...


Hamstel Heat Up the Track with Podium Finish!
On what proved to be the hottest day of the year, Team Hamstel turned up the temperature even more with a series of blistering...


Hamstel Shine in 3 Tees Tournament
After weeks of giving up their lunchtimes to practise, Team Hamstel arrived at Shoebury High School—on their day off—for the KS1 3 Tees...


Year 1 Take Their Hats Off for a Fantastic Performance!
We are thrilled to share that our wonderful Year 1 children recently took to the stage for their performance of Hats Off, and what a show...


First Aid Workshop
Year 2 were very excited when they found out that they would be learning first aid with Frankie and Bear. They had the chance to practice...


Panathlon 2025
6 year 2 children (Adelaide, Archie, Dylan, Ezra, Lily and Phoebe) visited Alleyn court school on Thursday afternoon to take part in a...
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