Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Sandon, Nr Buntingford, SG9 0QS
22 pupils · 22% of 101 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 6 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 9 | 7 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 11 | 28 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 11 | 11 | 23 | 11 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Therfield First School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Reed First School 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 6.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Layston Church of England First School 6.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Millfield First and Nursery School 6.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Weston Primary & Nursery School 7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.