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The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton IG10 3HE · ais.efspt.org · 020 8508 7168
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Last distance offered
- 3.89 mi
- 6.26 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 27 over 180 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- First language not English
- 36.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.89 mi (6.26 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 42 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 40 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 3.89 mi6.26 km | |
Ofsted
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114864), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114864)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114864)
Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114864)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 55
- 34% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied