Hormead Church of England (VA) First School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–9 · Buntingford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Hormead Church of England (VA) First School is a primary school in Buntingford, Hertfordshire for ages 2–9 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Hormead Church of England (VA) First 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
There were 26 first-choice applications for 27 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
Free school meal eligibility is 11.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 17.9% 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: Great Hormead, Buntingford, SG9 0NR
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–9
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 143 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 23 May 2024

Strengths

“Pupils are safe and happy at this warm and welcoming school.”
“They enjoy learning in this countryside setting and appreciate the magnificent views of fields surrounding their school.”
“They are proud of their school community.”

To improve

“However, some curriculum plans are very new and teachers are still getting used to delivering them.”
“The school has not had enough time to evaluate these recent changes and consequently leaders do not yet know what impact they are having on pupils’ learning.”
“Nevertheless, for some pupils, attendance is too low.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.

Anstey First School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Layston Church of England First School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Buntingford First School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Millfield First and Nursery School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Furneux Pelham Church of England School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Jenyns First School and Nursery 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Barkway VA Church of England First School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published