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Hormead Church of England (VA) First School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Voluntary aided

Great Hormead, Buntingford SG9 0NR · hormead.herts.sch.uk · 01763 289201

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Overview

Ofsted: Good; 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
Demand for places: 1.0; first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026

Pupils: 143; 34 over 109 places · 131%
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Nursery class: Yes
Free school meals: 12.3%
First language not English: 7%; School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

Reception	Places	First choices	Per place	% offered
September 2026Sept 2026	27	26	1	100%
September 2025Sept 2025	16	16	1	100%
September 2024Sept 2024	17	17	1	100%
September 2023Sept 2023	21	16	0.8	100%
September 2022Sept 2022	22	23	1▲	96%

Ofsted

Hormead Church of England (VA) First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall: Good
Inspected: 23 May 2024; Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years Good
Jan 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement
Leadership and management Inadequate

Safeguarding	Effective

Outcomes for pupils	Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good

Outcomes for pupils	Requires improvement
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Inadequate

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend: 96%
Replies: 28; 22% · 7 Apr 2025

Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know

Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%

7129

Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%

7921

Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%

6432

School has high expectations▲100% agreeEngland 84%

4654

Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%

6139

Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%

6436

Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%

6136

Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%

6432

Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%

682111

Supports personal development▲86% agreeEngland 80%

503614

Concerns are dealt with properly▼74% agreeEngland 77%

57161610

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

31191139

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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