The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton, IG10 3HE
207 pupils · 115% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 22 February 2023, published 27 April 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 61 | 149 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 42 | 142 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 47 | 161 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 55 | 44 | 124 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 40 | 125 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 34 | 120 | 47 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 41 | 147 | 51 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 71 | 62 | 172 | 70 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Alderton Junior School 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- White Bridge Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Staples Road Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.