Ingatestone Infant School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–7Mixed
Fryerning Lane, Ingatestone, CM4 0DF
Headteacher · Mrs Emily Cannon
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Key facts
Pupils127Capacity 135
OfstedGoodInspected 14 November 2023
TrustMid Essex Anglican Academy Trust
Free school meals1.6%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 14 November 2023 (as Ingatestone Infant School).
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in EssexApplications for September 2026
42 of the 51 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered44
Applications86
First choice51
First-choice offers42
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 mi
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School1.8 mi
- Highwood Primary School2.5 mi
- Brightside Primary School2.7 mi
- Stock Church of England Primary School2.8 mi