The Alderton Infant School and NurseryStaples Road Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughton.

Summary of the comparison

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery and Staples Road Primary School are primary schools in Loughton.

  • The Alderton Infant School and Nursery scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Staples Road Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Alderton Infant School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Alderton Infant School and Nursery was judged Good and Staples Road Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Staples Road Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery versus Staples Road Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughtonThe Alderton Infant School and NurseryLoughtonStaples Road Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking415th of 430 in Essex 168th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 615
Capacity180 630
LocationLoughton, IG10 3HE Loughton, IG10 1HR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported75.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census197 615
Free school meals (ever 6)19.3% 5.7%
English as an additional language35.5% 11.5%
SEN support14.2% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.7% 12.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Alderton Infant School and Nursery

Staples Road Primary School

Full profiles: The Alderton Infant School and Nursery · Staples Road Primary School