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Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School

Primary · Ingatestone · CM4 0AL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 May 2018

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At a glance

189 pupils · 98% of 192 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.ingatestonefryerning.essex.sch.uk/
URN
150749

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 May 2018 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

48 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
15%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers62.5%
Essex average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Coughton CofE Primary SchoolAlcester · 104 miles awayGood47%
Orleton CofE Primary SchoolLudlow · 140 miles awayGood70%
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWare · 18 miles awayGood57%
Aldingbourne Primary SchoolChichester · 73 miles awayExpected standard63%
Garswood Primary and Nursery SchoolWigan · 179 miles awayStrong standard70%
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 125 miles awayGood87%
New Swannington Primary SchoolCoalville · 105 miles awayGood46%
Audlem St James' CofE Primary SchoolCrewe · 152 miles awayGood70%
Bampton CofE Primary SchoolBampton · 82 miles awayGood50%
St Helen's Church of England SchoolBideford · 205 miles awayGood57%
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary SchoolHigh Peak · 151 miles awayGood79%
Tendring Primary SchoolClacton-on-Sea · 35 miles awayGood (2019)62%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 84% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (Essex 4%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.04 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 3.26 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

45.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 18.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,888; 10% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,161
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 13% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 9% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £66,000; in-year balance +£95,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier63%62.3%
Social housing22.4%17.1%
Privately rented13.7%20.5%
Detached houses37.3%22.9%
Flats11.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021457 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£670,000183 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£495,000–£850,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (86)£840,000
Semi-detached (39)£610,000
Terraced (28)£546,000
Flat (30)£300,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
10a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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