Ingatestone Infant School, Ingatestone
Ingatestone Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Ingatestone, part of Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust. It was full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ingatestone Infant School in detail
Ingatestone Infant School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and French.
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Ingatestone Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Ingatestone Infant School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Ingatestone Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ingatestone Infant School are Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School (0.3 miles, 83% reading, 81% maths); Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Mountnessing Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 100% reading, 88% maths); and Highwood Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 50% maths).
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior SchoolMargaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMountnessing Church of England Primary SchoolHighwood Primary School
The trust
Ingatestone Infant School is one of 5 schools run by Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
1.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 7 pupils (5.5%) received SEN support and 8 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ingatestone Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ingatestone Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ingatestone Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Ingatestone Infant School (URN 114909), it was rated Good in November 2023.
At a Glance
1.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ingatestone Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ingatestone Infant School.
- Super Star Sport Camp @ Ingatestone Junior School470m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ingatestone Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ingatestone Infant School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Ingatestone Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
135 pupils
135 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ingatestone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ingatestone
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
7
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
11.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
127
Total Pupils
76
Boys
51
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,403
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,291
Per pupil
£810k
Total funding
£11k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
93
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ingatestone Infant School
Questions parents ask about Ingatestone Infant School
What is Ingatestone Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ingatestone Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Ingatestone Infant School (URN 114909), it was rated Good in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Ingatestone Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Ingatestone Infant School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ingatestone Infant School?
Ingatestone Infant School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Ingatestone Infant School?
Classes at Ingatestone Infant School average 25.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ingatestone Infant School?
Ingatestone Infant School has around 127 pupils on roll. 2% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ingatestone Infant School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Ingatestone Infant School in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ingatestone Infant School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Ingatestone Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Ingatestone Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Ingatestone Infant School: Super Star Sport Camp @ Ingatestone Junior School (470m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Ingatestone Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ingatestone Infant School?
Ingatestone Infant School is at Fryerning Lane, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)