Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Nr Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.86 miles
Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a primary school in Nr Buntingford, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.86 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.12 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 4.73 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.99 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.45 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.16 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.10 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.77 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.64 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 7.24 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.99 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 1.97 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 5.86 miles away, the longest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published last distance, this one included.
- Reception 2026 had 1 first-choice application for 2 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- There were 9.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandon, Nr Buntingford, SG9 0QS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 22 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils treasure their small village school, which sits at the heart of a close-knit community.”
- “They enjoy coming to school regularly because staff greet them warmly each morning.”
- “Staff take time to build positive relationships.”
To improve
- “Across most subjects, sometimes, the teaching does not help pupils to learn and apply knowledge.”
- “The strategies to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are not as effective as they should be in helping them to overcome barriers to learning.”
- “As a result, pupils’ achievement over time is inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 1 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 1 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Therfield First School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Reed First School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Layston Church of England First School 4.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Millfield First and Nursery School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Primary & Nursery School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School 4.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John Roman Catholic Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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