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Reedings Junior School

Community school · Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9DD

Ages 7–11 · 243 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-05-12

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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 absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.3%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
246

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

243 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
243
Boys / girls
126 / 117
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
243 / 240 (101%)
Free school meals
7.4%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Lough

Location

Address
Bullfields
Postcode
CM21 9DD
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 7–11, in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, 243 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.4%.

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

  • Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9AT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.2 miles away

  • Mandeville Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 0BL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand0.73

    0.3 miles away

  • Spellbrook CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4BA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

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

    1.2 miles away

  • High Wych Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 0JB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

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

    1.5 miles away

  • Harlowbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

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

    2.2 miles away

  • Hatfield Heath Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7EA · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.90

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Lough
Telephone
01279722578
Website
http://www.reedings.herts.sch.uk

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