Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

About Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Parents considering Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School will find a school that is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 68 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.27. Of those, 27 families put it as their first preference, and 26 were offered a place, meaning first-preference applicants had a very strong chance of getting in. This level of interest suggests a positive local reputation, though the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage to confirm that directly. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 4 to 11, with a Church of England character, and is led by headteacher James Rogers. It is currently full, with 216 pupils on roll against a capacity of 218, and 10.2 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average.

Academically, the school holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its most recent inspections, including an ungraded inspection in July 2024 that confirmed it remains Good. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70 per cent of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Essex local authority average of 62 per cent. Pupils also scored an average of 107 in both reading and maths, and 85 per cent met the expected standard in maths specifically. At the higher standard, 33 per cent reached that level in reading and maths, though only 6 per cent did so across all three subjects. The school ranks 7th out of 18 primary schools in the Brentwood local authority area based on the combined expected standard metric, placing it in the top half locally.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, art studios, a forest school area, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, dance, athletics and cross country, while clubs range from gardening and chess to film, book, science and eco clubs. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Ingrave Johnstone is a good fit for families who want a popular, church-affiliated village primary with strong core results and a wide range of enrichment activities, though those seeking an Outstanding Ofsted rating would need to look 3.9 km away at Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School.

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