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Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Knight Street, Sawbridgeworth CM21 9AT · fandb.herts.sch.uk · 01279 722357
On the mapSearch near CM21 9AT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Last distance offered
- 3.67 mi
- 5.90 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 211
- 31 over 180 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 3.67 mi (5.90 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.67 mi5.90 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.46 mi0.74 km | |
Ofsted
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 121
- 57% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 46% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (11%) with SEND