Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

High Wych Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117398URN

High Wych, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

86 applications for 25 places · 61st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 25 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	86	3.4	19	0.76
Sep 2025	30	96	3.2	20	0.67
Sep 2024	29	103	3.6	27	0.93
Sep 2023	22	103	4.7	19	0.86
Sep 2022	30	95	3.2	27	0.90
Sep 2021	30	115	3.8	41	1.37
Sep 2020	29	105	3.6	26	0.90
Sep 2019	30	99	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	102	3.4	21	0.70
Sep 2017	30	112	3.7	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	117	3.9	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	127	4.2	28	0.93
Sep 2014	30	123	4.1	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 69% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%186th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	9%	106	103
2023/24	73%	10%	107	108
2022/23	77%	17%	108	106

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

High Wych Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mandeville Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place
Reedings Junior School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

77%met the SATs standard
Harlowbury Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

2026

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
2.9 km · Essex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Academy
3.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
3.6 km · Essex

Good2024

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117398 · 919/3026
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Wych, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0JB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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