Reedings Junior School
Bullfields, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Lough
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 117280
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279722578
About this school
Reedings Junior School is a community primary school in Sawbridgeworth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 243 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 70% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 77% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Reedings Junior 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 | 72% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reedings Junior School compares
Reedings Junior School ranked 69th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 243 | — |
| Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School | — | 4.1% | 8.9% | 211 | 0.2 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 318 | 0.3 miles |
| Spellbrook CofE Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 21.9% | 105 | 1.2 miles |
| High Wych Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 14.4% | 224 | 1.5 miles |
| Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 27.9% | 62 | 1.7 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)
- 7.35%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 4.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School0.2 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Mandeville Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Spellbrook CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
High Wych Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Sawbridgeworth
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Primary
- High Wych Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mandeville Primary School Primary
- Leventhorpe Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Reedings Junior School teach?
- Reedings Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sawbridgeworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Reedings Junior School?
- The headteacher of Reedings Junior School is Mr Daniel Lough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Reedings Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reedings Junior 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 Reedings Junior School?
- Reedings Junior School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Reedings Junior School full?
- Reedings Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 243 on roll (101%), 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 Reedings Junior School a faith school?
- No. Reedings Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Reedings Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Reedings Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Reedings Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reedings Junior School rank locally?
- Reedings Junior School ranked 69th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reedings Junior School's absence rate?
- Reedings Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reedings Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reedings Junior 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.