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Mandeville Primary School

Community school · Sawbridgeworth · CM21 0BL

Ages 3–11 · 318 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.73 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.0%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.73 · Often has places

1st preferences

32

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
114
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
16
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

318 pupils · 326 places

Pupils on roll
318
Boys / girls
172 / 146
School capacity
326
Capacity fill
318 / 326 (98%)
Free school meals
14.3%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Kara Hales

Location

Address
West Road
Postcode
CM21 0BL
Town
Sawbridgeworth
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, 318 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 14.3%.

Open schools in Sawbridgeworth
5
Primary schools in Sawbridgeworth
4
Academies among open schools in Sawbridgeworth
20% (1)
Open schools in CM21
5
Primary in CM21
4
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SawbridgeworthNear CM21

  • Reedings Junior School

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    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9DD · Hertfordshire

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    • KS270%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.4%

    0.3 miles away

  • Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.29

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  • Spellbrook CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4BA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand0.83

    1.3 miles away

  • High Wych Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 0JB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM14.2%
    • Demand0.93

    1.3 miles away

  • Harlowbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harlow · CM17 0DX · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM13.6%
    • Demand0.97

    2.2 miles away

  • Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Old Harlow · CM17 0DA · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM9.6%
    • Demand1.03

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Kara Hales
Telephone
01279723737
Website
www.mandeville221.herts.sch.uk/

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