Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School, Ware
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Ware. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 14 schools in Ware with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 110% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2018)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School in detail
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School are Widford School (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 63% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 57% reading, 70% maths); Little Parndon Primary Academy (2.6 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 64% maths); and Pemberley Academy (2.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths).
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Widford SchoolSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLittle Parndon Primary AcademyPemberley Academy
What parents say
55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (82%).
Who goes there
14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Mixed (19%).
Staffing
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Roydon Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crown PH (opposite), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary, drug offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2018, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive academically and socially. Teachers are passionate and well-trained, with particularly strong reading provision that inspires a love of learning. Pupils develop confidence and leadership through varied opportunities including running clubs for younger children, participating in sports competitions, and contributing to the local community through charity work.
Key Strengths
- High-quality phonics teaching and strong reading culture with access to a well-stocked library with diverse texts
- Well-structured, ambitious curriculum with good subject knowledge from staff, though some subjects need better adaptation to pupil needs
- Quick identification of pupils with SEND and effective support to help them achieve across the curriculum
- Excellent behaviour and conduct from pupils who understand and follow school rules
- Rich personal, social and health education that helps pupils understand careers and develop leadership skills through community involvement
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects, teaching is not adapted effectively to meet all pupils' needs, making it harder for some pupils to access learning
- School needs to ensure consistent differentiation across all subjects so pupils can achieve as well as possible
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils taught about staying safe including water safety and online safety through visits from police and fire brigade.
Extracurricular Activities
Building bricks club, cooking, French, computing, sports competitions, older pupils leading clubs for younger pupils, charity fundraising activities
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a warm, friendly and nurturing school where pupils enjoy coming to school and achieve well in a calm and purposeful environment. The school has maintained the high standards it was previously judged outstanding for, with effective teaching, a broad curriculum, and strong support for all learners.
At a Glance
14.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
55 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 87% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.3
Avg class size
23.3
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Term dates
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community 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
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You apply to the council where you live. Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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.
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Your chances of a place at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
116 pupils
105 places
11 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ware
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ware
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
14
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
18.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
93
Total Pupils
53
Boys
40
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
11.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,894
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,153
Per pupil
£771k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
11.3%
Persistent absence
97
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School
What are SATs results like at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Of the pupils at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2018, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant 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 Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School was full in 2025, at 110% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Classes at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School average 23.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School has around 93 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School in 2024/25. 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School's term dates?
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community 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 Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is at High Street, Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8NT.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)