The Alderton Junior School
Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton, IG10 3HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsty Johnson
- Sponsor
- Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 145728
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085082521
About this school
The Alderton Junior School is a primary academy in Loughton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Alderton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 63 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 71% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 The Alderton 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 | 40% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Alderton Junior School compares
The Alderton Junior School ranked 254th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.6% | 22.3% | 225 | — |
| The Alderton Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.3% | 19.3% | 207 | 0.1 miles |
| White Bridge Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 17.3% | 434 | 0.7 miles |
| Staples Road Primary School | 75% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 626 | 0.8 miles |
| Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 5% | 33.9% | 486 | 0.8 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 23.2% | 268 | 1.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.27%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 8.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
White Bridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
Staples Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughton
Other schools in Loughton
The Alderton Junior School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Loughton.
- Hereward Primary School Primary
- High Beech CofE Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- Staples Road Primary School Primary
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- White Bridge Primary School Primary
- Davenant Foundation School Secondary
- Debden Park High School Secondary
- Roding Valley High School Secondary
- Oak View School Academies
- Woodcroft School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Alderton Junior School teach?
- The Alderton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Alderton Junior School?
- The headteacher of The Alderton Junior School is Miss Kirsty Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Alderton Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Alderton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Alderton Junior School?
- The Alderton Junior School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Alderton Junior School full?
- The Alderton Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 225 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Alderton Junior School a faith school?
- No. The Alderton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Alderton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Alderton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Alderton Junior School part of an academy trust?
- The Alderton Junior School is part of EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Alderton Junior School have?
- The schools register lists The Alderton Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Alderton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Alderton Junior School compare with other schools in Essex?
- The Alderton Junior School ranked 254th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Alderton Junior School's absence rate?
- The Alderton Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Alderton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Alderton 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 10 July 2026.