Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Knight Street, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Wells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 117149
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279722357
About this school
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School is a community primary school in Sawbridgeworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Fawbert and Barnard Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 8.9% | 211 | — |
| Reedings Junior School | 77% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 243 | 0.2 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 318 | 0.4 miles |
| Spellbrook CofE Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 21.9% | 105 | 1.4 miles |
| High Wych Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 14.4% | 224 | 1.4 miles |
| Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 27.9% | 62 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.89%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 7.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reedings Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Mandeville Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Spellbrook CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
High Wych Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Sawbridgeworth
- High Wych Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mandeville Primary School Primary
- Reedings Junior School Primary
- Leventhorpe Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School teach?
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sawbridgeworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School is Mr Lee Wells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fawbert and Barnard Infants' 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 many pupils are at Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School?
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School full?
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School has capacity for 180 pupils and 211 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What is Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School's absence rate?
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.