Chigwell Row Infant School
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Chigwell Row Infant School is a converter academy in Chigwell for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 27 pupils and room for 78. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 19 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 51% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6EZ020 8500 3355chigwell.efspt.orgMrs Lisa Anstey headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
42 places were empty (54% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 39% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
How places were given out for September 2026. The last place was given under this rule: Criterion 5.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 15 | 34 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (4), emotional and mental health (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 27 | 38 | 43 | 58 | 63 | 53 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 34% | 35% | 24% | 19% | 15% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 19% | 16% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 24% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.2% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.2% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 2.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.3% | 31.0% | 35.3% | 42.5% | 11.1% | 20.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppice Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 432 | Good 2022 | 51 | Compare |
| Manford Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 460 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| John Bramston Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 438 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Chigwell Primary Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 200 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| Lambourne Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 214 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Limes Farm Junior School | Council | 1.8 miles | 154 | Good 2022 | 44 | Compare |
| Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery | Academy | 1.8 miles | 182 | Good 2022 | 32 | Compare |
| Oasis Academy Pinewood | Academy | 1.9 miles | 338 | Good 2021 | 72 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Chigwell Row Infant School with the 43 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 43 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 19 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 19% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 48. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.9 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.29 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.17 | 2024/25; 28 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Chigwell Row Infant School a good school?
The figures are weak. Chigwell Row Infant School scores 19 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 51% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 48, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Chigwell Row Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chigwell Row Infant School good at its last full inspection on 7 November 2023.
How many pupils does Chigwell Row Infant School have?
27 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 78 places, so it is 35% full.
Is Chigwell Row Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 42 places were empty in 2024/25 (54% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Chigwell Row Infant School?
Pupils were in school 92.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Chigwell Row Infant School?
The average class had 13.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6EZ
- Telephone
- 020 8500 3355
- Website
- chigwell.efspt.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Anstey
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust (16 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Chigwell with Lambourne
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 July 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145993 · LAESTAB 8812323 · UKPRN 10068081
- Formerly
- Chigwell Row Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Essex council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.