Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School, Nr Buntingford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This warm, nurturing village school excels at creating a safe, welcoming environment where every pupil feels known and cared for. Staff build strong relationships and pupils behave well, with bullying being rare. The school offers a rich personal development programme and exciting enrichment activities that broaden pupils' experiences and strengthen their sense of community belonging.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is effective with an open culture where concerns are actively managed and pupils feel safe
- Attendance has improved and now sits above the national average
- Pupils are friendly, respectful and positive with strong relationships and behaviour
- Personal development programme is broad, including relationships education, British values and wellbeing support
- Wide range of enrichment opportunities including sporting events, theatre visits and community involvement
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not consistently delivering the curriculum as intended, limiting pupils' knowledge and progress
- Gaps in pupils' understanding are not always identified and addressed by staff
- Support strategies for pupils with special educational needs are variable and not consistently effective
- Staffing changes have affected curriculum delivery and embedding of improvements
- Clarity needed on when pupils have achieved targets to move them to next steps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Singing events, trampoline workshops, dance and sports competitions, handball, theatre visits, bike safety sessions with local police, careers week, Black History Month cooking, role-play activities
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a small village school at the heart of a close-knit community where pupils feel safe and well-cared for. However, the school needs to improve the consistency of teaching and support for pupils' academic achievement.
At a Glance
27.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 71% to 57%. Maths has declined from 71% to 57%. Writing has declined from 86% to 57%.
Class Sizes
2.0
Avg class size
2.0
Infant (KS1)
1
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
22%
Available places
22 pupils
101 capacity
79 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Nr Buntingford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Nr Buntingford
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
14,951
Applications
12,834
Got 1st preference
88.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(17)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
12.47353%
Overall absence
11.76471%
Persistent absence
34
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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