Ingatestone Infant School

Academy converter·Infant school Ingatestone, Essex·CM4 0DF

School type

Infant school

Ages 4–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Ingatestone Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 4–7. 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

82%

51 first choices, 44 places

First choices per place

1.16

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 44 places

Last place offered lived

7.30 mi

straight line, 2025 intake · 11753 m

Applications from another council area

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: 4–7
Pupils on roll: 138
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

4.3%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

5.1%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

11.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

23.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,993

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School Ingatestone · 0.3 mi 63.6 Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Brentwood · 1.7 mi 74.8 Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ingatestone · 1.8 mi 87.0 Highwood Primary School Chelmsford · 2.5 mi 16.2 Brightside Primary School Billericay · 2.8 mi 69.2 Stock Church of England Primary School Ingatestone · 2.8 mi 53.7 Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Brentwood · 3.0 mi 57.3 Blackmore Primary School Ingatestone · 3.0 mi 56.8

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Ingatestone Infant School is a primary school serving Ingatestone, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 138 pupils aged 4 to 7 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Ingatestone Infant School 'Good'.

Competition for places is real here - 82% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (51 first choices for 44 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 7.30 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 23.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.