Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School, Sawbridgeworth

In its own words: "Fawbert & Barnard Infants' School is a two-form entry school with a nursery. The original building dates back to 1895 and has been modernised and added to over the years. We are situated in the heart of Sawbridgeworth and draw children from the town and surrounding villages."

The school runs after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School are Reedings Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Mandeville Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); Spellbrook CofE Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths); and High Wych Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths).

6.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 14 pupils (6.6%) received SEN support and 10 (4.7%) 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 autism.

Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bullfields (s-bound), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 68 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School issued 7 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.