Anstey First School
Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BY
39 pupils · 56% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 23.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 12 | 26 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 5 | 5 | 32 | 5 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 9 | 29 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 8 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 10 | 11 | 22 | 10 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Layston Church of England First School 5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Reed First School 5.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Furneux Pelham Church of England School 5.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School 5.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.