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Ingatestone Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Fryerning Lane, Ingatestone CM4 0DF · ingatestone.essex.sch.uk · 01277 352803
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Last distance offered
- 7.30 mi
- 11.75 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 127
- 94% of 135 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 1.6%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- 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 7.30 mi (11.75 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 82% 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 | 44 | 51 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 57 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 7.30 mi11.75 km | |
Ofsted
Ingatestone Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114909)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114909), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114909)
Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114909)