The Alderton Infant School and Nursery

Academy converter·Infant school Loughton, Essex·IG10 3HE
School type
Infant school
Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
98%
61 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.02
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
149
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
3.89 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 6257 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.32
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Age range
3–7
Pupils on roll
197
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
19.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
35.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,233
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery at a glance

Located in Loughton, Essex, The Alderton Infant School and Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 197 pupils aged 3 to 7. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 61 first choices for 60 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 3.89 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 21.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.