Buntingford First School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 2–9 · Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Buntingford First School is a primary school in Buntingford, Hertfordshire for ages 2–9 (free schools). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Buntingford, SG9 9HZ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe in this warm, welcoming and inclusive community.”
- “Staff take time to get to know pupils' needs very well.”
- “Attentive, caring staff put in effective help and support so pupils thrive and succeed.”
To improve
- “A number of pupils arrive at the school with significant barriers to regular attendance.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 46 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 2024 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
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Millfield First and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Layston Church of England First School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Jenyns First School and Nursery 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Anstey First School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roger De Clare First CofE School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published