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Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 22Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 117147URN

Sandon, Nr Buntingford, SG9 0QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.0per place
0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

6 applications for 2 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
57%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 6 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 3 March 2026
    Report card · 2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
  2. 19 April 2023
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.0applications per place, Reception
0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

6 applications · 2 places offered · 1 named it first

  1. 2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 1.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  3. 2024 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  4. 2023 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  5. 2022 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  6. 2021 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  7. 2020 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  9. 2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  11. 2016 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
  12. 2015 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  13. 2014 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026263.010.50
Sep 2025331.020.67
Sep 2024393.020.67
Sep 2023482.030.75
Sep 20229192.170.78
Sep 202113282.2110.85
Sep 20208212.681.00
Sep 201911232.1111.00
Sep 201811312.8111.00
Sep 201713312.4120.92
Sep 201614453.2191.36
Sep 201514423.0151.07
Sep 201411252.380.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 57% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%230th of 331 in Hertfordshire
Reading
Expected standard57%
Higher standard43%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard57%
Greater depth14%
Maths
Expected standard57%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2557%14%106104
2023/2471%0%107103
2022/2338%8%105101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
117147 · 919/2105
Capacity
101 pupils · 22 on roll
Free school meals
27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Sandon, Nr Buntingford, SG9 0QS
Local authority
Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources