Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
The Furlongs, Ingatestone, CM4 0AL
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Taggart
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 192
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 115193
- Local authority
- Essex
About this school
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ingatestone. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 80% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 9.4% | 191 | — |
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School | 71% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 189 | 0.0 miles |
| Ingatestone Infant School | — | 4.6% | 4.4% | 127 | 0.3 miles |
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary School | 81% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 191 | 1.5 miles |
| Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 80% | 6.6% | 29% | 70 | 1.8 miles |
| Brightside Primary School | 76% | 4% | 15% | 621 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.4%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 6.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
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Ingatestone Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
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Mountnessing Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Brentwood
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Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
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Brightside Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Billericay
Other schools in Ingatestone
Common questions
- What year groups does Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School teach?
- Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Ingatestone.
- Has Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School?
- Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School had 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2024.