Primary school in Chigwell, Essex
Chigwell Row Infant School
Lambourne Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6EZ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 27
- Places
- 78
- How full
- 35% full — 27 of 78 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 13 / 14
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 14%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 34%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 24%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Epping Forest 016A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Anstey
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Chigwell with Lambourne
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- URN
- 145993
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clockhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 66% | 2.3 mi |
| Fairlop Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 72% | 2.4 mi |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 75% | 2.4 mi |
| Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2021 | 70% | 2.5 mi |
| Crownfield Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 2.6 mi |
| Crownfield Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 2.6 mi |
| Rose Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2024 | 48% | 2.6 mi |
| Clore Tikva SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 76% | 2.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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