Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Community school in Nr Buntingford, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 22 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 101 |
| Free school meals | 27.30% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Sandon, Nr Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 0QS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.sandon.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01763287238 |
| URN | 117147 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 6 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 April 2023, published 15 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Therfield First School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Reed First School (primary school, about 4.7 km)
- Layston Church of England First School (primary school, about 6.5 km)
- Barkway VA Church of England First School (primary school, about 6.5 km)
- Millfield First and Nursery School (primary school, about 6.6 km)
- Weston Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 7.0 km)
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 7.3 km)
- Ashwell Primary School (primary school, about 7.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.