Ingatestone Infant School
Fryerning Lane, Ingatestone, CM4 0DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MID ESSEX ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Cannon
- Sponsor
- Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 150748
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277352803
About this school
Ingatestone Infant School is a primary academy in Ingatestone. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ingatestone Infant 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ingatestone Infant School (URN 114909).
How Ingatestone Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 4.4% | 127 | — |
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School | 71% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 80% | 6.6% | 29% | 70 | 1.6 miles |
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary School | 81% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 191 | 1.8 miles |
| Highwood Primary School | 25% | 9% | 26.8% | 66 | 2.5 miles |
| Brightside Primary School | 76% | 4% | 15% | 621 | 2.7 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)
- 4.35%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 11.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
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Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
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Mountnessing Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Brentwood
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Highwood Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Brightside Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Billericay
Other schools in Ingatestone
Common questions
- What ages does Ingatestone Infant School teach?
- Ingatestone Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Ingatestone.
- Who is the headteacher of Ingatestone Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ingatestone Infant School is Mrs Emily Cannon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ingatestone Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ingatestone Infant 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 Ingatestone Infant School?
- Ingatestone Infant School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ingatestone Infant School full?
- Ingatestone Infant School has capacity for 135 pupils and 127 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 Ingatestone Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ingatestone Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ingatestone Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ingatestone Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ingatestone Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Ingatestone Infant School is part of MID ESSEX ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ingatestone Infant School's absence rate?
- Ingatestone Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census.
- Does Ingatestone Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ingatestone Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.