Primary schools in Loughton
8 primary schools in Loughton, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Loughton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Loughton first 363 times for 374 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Essex authority's 411 schools. 3 of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.02 miles (The Alderton Infant School and Nursery) to 3.03 miles (Staples Road Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Hereward Primary School
- High Beech CofE Primary School
- Staples Road Primary School
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
- The Alderton Junior School
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery
- White Bridge Primary School
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
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