High Wych Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.24 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
High Wych Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
High Wych Church of England Primary 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 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.41 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.49 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.46 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.48 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 1.41 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, for children whose nearest school it is, was 0.24 miles, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 12 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of 86 Reception 2026 applications, 25 (29%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 10 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- High Wych, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0JB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at High Wych Church of England Primary School.”
- “They have positive relationships with staff.”
- “Everyone is treated with respect.”
To improve
- “Despite this, a small number of pupils do not read as fluently and confidently as the school would like.”
- “These pupils do not always receive effective support to ensure they catch up quickly enough.”
- “A small number of staff and parents shared concerns about communication.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2024 (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) | 63% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 19 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.
- Mandeville Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reedings Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Widford School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Richard Whittington Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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