Anstey First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–9 · Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Anstey First School is a primary school in Buntingford, Hertfordshire for ages 2–9 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 39 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a calm, welcoming and nurturing school.”
- “The values of respect, resilience and responsibility shape their daily life.”
- “Pupils speak positively about school.”
To improve
- “However, some additional support is not precise enough.”
- “However, adaptations are not always precise for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
- “This means some pupils do not secure key knowledge as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Layston Church of England First School 3.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Reed First School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Furneux Pelham Church of England School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Millfield First and Nursery School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Buntingford First School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published