Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Brentwood
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Brentwood. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 17 schools in Brentwood with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in detail
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our village school has a real family feel, where every child is valued and their achievements are expected to a high level and celebrated. We are a thriving Christian, learning community, where pupils, staff, parents, governors and others work towards our shared Christian Vision of:"
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Hogarth Primary School (1.7 miles, 74% reading, 81% maths); West Horndon Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); Warley Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); and Willowbrook Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths).
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Hogarth Primary SchoolWest Horndon Primary SchoolWarley Primary SchoolWillowbrook Primary School
Who goes there
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 18 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 6 (2.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brentwood Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).
Suspensions and exclusions
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This school is a harmonious community where pupils treat each other with positivity, kindness and respect. Pupils' well-being is at the heart of the school's work. Pupils love coming to school to learn and be with their friends. As a result, pupil attendance is high.
Pupils say the INGRAVE values help them better themselves by, for instance, being resilient in their learning or showing kindness to others. They wear their INGRAVE values badges with pride. Pupils behave exceptionally well because they understand the school rules and inclusive culture. Pupils talk openly about their feelings with staff. This helps them to feel safe and enables staff to put support in place if anyone is having a challenging time.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The curriculum prepares pupils well for life beyond the school gates. In the Reception Year, the curriculum provides a secure foundation for children to be confident, resilient learners by the time they reach Year 1.
Across many subjects, the school has thought carefully about the important knowledge that it wants pupils to learn. In most subjects, this knowledge is arranged in a logical order to help pupils build their knowledge step by step. However, the school has identified a small number of subjects that need further work. This is because, in these subjects, the important knowledge is not ordered as well as it could be. While pupils take part in interesting activities, pupil knowledge is not as well developed in these subjects. This means pupils do not understand or remember key concepts and facts as well as they do elsewhere.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2018 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
10.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
July Newsletter
17 Sep 2026
January Newsletter
5 Feb 2026
November Newsletter
19 Jan 2026
October 2025 Newsletter
9 Oct 2025
Fantastic News About Ofsted!
11 Sep 2024
Tour Dates for 2027 Prospective Parents
4 Sep 2024
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
- The Treehouse Club Forestry Nursery And Out Of School Club370m away · Ofsted: Good
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
2 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
215 pupils
218 places
3 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Brentwood
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brentwood
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
11.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
104
Boys
106
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,539
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,064
Per pupil
£1182k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
5.2%
Persistent absence
192
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Classes at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has around 210 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
3.6% of sessions were missed at Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 5.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: The Treehouse Club Forestry Nursery And Out Of School Club (370m away, rated Good by Ofsted). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 2 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 Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Brentwood Road, Ingrave, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3NU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)