Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School continues to uphold the high standards established in its previous inspections, reflecting its dedication to providing a nurturing and supportive environment for students. The school fosters a culture where pupils enjoy learning, are polite, and demonstrate respect, contributing to a calm and purposeful atmosphere conducive to achievement. Despite some positive developments, the school is navigating a period of change due to its recent federation with another school, which is expected to influence its operational dynamics going forward.

Strengths

• School provides a warm and nurturing environment for pupils.
• Curriculum is broad, ambitious, and engaging.
• Staff have good subject knowledge and engage pupils effectively.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High-quality phonics teaching contributes to confident reading.
• Pupils actively participate in extra-curricular activities and community roles.
• Strong relationships between staff and families enhance student attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the curriculum is not well adapted to meet all pupils' needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.1% of pupils at Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School received £8,701 and spent £8,723 for each of its 158 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£3 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School have?

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School cover?

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School is at High Street, Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8NT.