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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School

Middle deemed secondary · Buntingford · SG9 9AW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 18 April 2024

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At a glance

486 pupils · 100% of 480 capacity

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
18.3% of pupils
English as additional language
3.1% of pupils
SEN support
18.6% of pupils
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils
Website
http://www.edwinstree.herts.sch.uk/
URN
117554

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

120 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
43%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.8%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 4% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,174
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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