Langtons Infant School & Nursery

Langtons Infant School & Nursery has been found to continue performing well, holding its status as a good school since it was last inspected in January 2018. Leaders maintain a high standard of expectations for all students, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment. While the atmosphere fosters positive engagement and children feel safe and valued, the school recognizes the need to enhance attendance strategies further and to solidify curriculum implementation across all subjects. One of the notable strengths of the school is its commitment to effective reading instruction, with staff well-trained in phonics teaching. Pupils demonstrate engagement and improved skills in reading, particularly benefiting those at risk of falling behind. However, the inspection highlighted concerns regarding the lower than expected reading outcomes in Year 2, suggesting that further efforts are necessary to ensure recent changes to the phonics program fully translate into improved academic performance. Overall, the supportive community aspects and leadership dedication are key features identified during the inspection.

Strengths

• High expectations set by leaders for all pupils.
• Positive engagement and motivation among students.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on developing pupils' vocabulary.
• Teachers' subject knowledge is secure and effective.
• Strong community involvement and parental support.
• Teachers work collaboratively, promoting a manageable workload.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some subjects.
• Low outcomes in Year 2 reading performance.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Langtons Infant School & Nursery attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Langtons Infant School & Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Langtons Infant School & Nursery had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.3% of pupils at Langtons Infant School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Langtons Infant School & Nursery received £8,883 and spent £9,991 for each of its 186 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £742,000 (-£4,000 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Langtons Infant School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langtons Infant School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Langtons Infant School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Langtons Infant School & Nursery was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Langtons Infant School & Nursery have?

Langtons Infant School & Nursery has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langtons Infant School & Nursery cover?

Langtons Infant School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Langtons Infant School & Nursery?

Langtons Infant School & Nursery is at Westland Avenue, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3SD.