Edwinstree Church of England Middle School, Buntingford
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Buntingford. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 302nd-highest of the 340 schools in Hertfordshire with published results, and 12,528th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Capacity
- 99% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School in detail
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School in its own words
Coming up: an open evening on Friday 18 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hertfordshire
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 71% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Across Hertfordshire, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hertfordshire lodged 722 appeals against secondary school offers; 515 reached a hearing and 92 succeeded (17.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Edwinstree Church of England Middle School are Freman College (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); and Ralph Sadleir School (4.6 miles, Requires improvement).
Who goes there
2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 125 pupils (25.7%) received SEN support and 27 (5.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Edwinstree Church of England Middle School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edwinstree C of E Middle School (outside), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Edwinstree Church of England Middle School issued 49 suspensions, 10.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Edwinstree Church of England Middle School are Millfield First and Nursery School (0.3 miles), Layston Church of England First School (0.4 miles) and Buntingford First School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Millfield First and Nursery SchoolLayston Church of England First SchoolBuntingford First School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
18.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
1
Permanent exclusions
0.21%
Exclusion rate
49
Suspensions
10.10%
Suspension rate
23 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 485 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Term dates
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Edwinstree Church of England Middle School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
484 pupils
488 places
4 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Buntingford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Buntingford
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
15,222
Applications
13,456
Got 1st preference
77.5%
Got preferred school
94.9%
All secondary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
125
SEN Support
27
EHC Plans
31.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
486
Total Pupils
239
Boys
247
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
27
Teachers
18.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,063
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,886
Per pupil
£3021k
Total funding
£88k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.8%
Overall absence
15.6%
Persistent absence
493
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Questions parents ask about Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
What are SATs results like at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Of the pupils at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 61% did so in maths.
What is Edwinstree Church of England Middle School's Ofsted rating?
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
No fixed boundary. When Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Classes at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School average 29.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School has around 486 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
6.8% of sessions were missed at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School in 2024/25. 15.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Edwinstree Church of England Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
What are Edwinstree Church of England Middle School's term dates?
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Edwinstree Church of England Middle School?
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is at Norfolk Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9AW.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)