The Alderton Junior School, Loughton

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at The Alderton Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Essex, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Essex lodged 375 appeals against primary school offers; 241 reached a hearing and 31 succeeded (12.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to The Alderton Junior School are The Alderton Infant School and Nursery (under 0.1 miles, Good); White Bridge Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 72% maths); Staples Road Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than The Alderton Junior School.

The Alderton Junior School is one of 16 schools run by Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

26.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (59%) and Mixed (11%).

The Alderton Junior School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The Alderton Junior School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest Underground station is Loughton Underground Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkmead (opposite), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 214 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Alderton Junior School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Alderton Junior School are Roding Valley High School (0.5 miles), Debden Park High School (1.2 miles) and Davenant Foundation School (1.5 miles).