Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Sandon, Nr Buntingford, SG9 0QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Ricky Boxall
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 101
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 117147
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01763287238
About this school
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community primary school in Nr Buntingford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 22 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 71% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 71% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 46 |
| 2024/25 | 27 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School compares
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School ranked 236th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 12.5% | 22.2% | 22 | — |
| Therfield First School | — | 2.8% | 15.2% | 69 | 2.1 miles |
| Reed First School | — | 3.2% | 7.6% | 64 | 2.9 miles |
| Barkway VA Church of England First School | — | 12.7% | 50% | 24 | 4.0 miles |
| Layston Church of England First School | — | 5.6% | 21.6% | 124 | 4.0 miles |
| Millfield First and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 10.2% | 311 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 19 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.22%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 12.47%
- Persistent absence
- 11.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Therfield First School2.1 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Reed First School2.9 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Barkway VA Church of England First School4.0 miles
Primary · Barkway
-
Layston Church of England First School4.0 miles
Primary · Buntingford
-
Millfield First and Nursery School4.1 miles
Primary · Buntingford
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School teach?
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Buntingford.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School is Headteacher Ricky Boxall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School?
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School full?
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School has capacity for 101 pupils and 22 on roll (22%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School rank locally?
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School ranked 236th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School's absence rate?
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.