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Ingatestone Infant School

Community school · Ingatestone · CM4 0DF

Ages 4–7 · 133 pupils · Essex

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.5%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
93

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill99%

133 pupils · 135 places

Pupils on roll
133
Boys / girls
83 / 50
School capacity
135
Capacity fill
133 / 135 (99%)
Free school meals
5.3%
FSM pupils
7
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Neil Taggart

Location

Address
Fryerning Lane
Postcode
CM4 0DF
Town
Ingatestone
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Brentwood
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in Ingatestone, Essex, 133 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.3%.

Open schools in Ingatestone
6
Primary schools in Ingatestone
5
Academies among open schools in Ingatestone
67% (4)
Open schools in CM4
6
Primary in CM4
5
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Neil Taggart

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