Buntingford First School

General Information

Address: London Road, Buntingford, SG9 9HZ
Phone: 01763290350
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Vikki Johnston
Age range: 2-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 165
School capacity: 330
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 27
% eligible for free school meals: 18.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 8.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Physical disability: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £7,814 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #19 of 56 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#17Simon Balle All-Through School£7,866
#18All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford£7,864
#19Buntingford First School£7,814
#20Spellbrook CofE Primary School£7,649
#21Layston Church of England First School£7,583

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Anstey First School£13,677
#2Avanti Brook Primary School£12,857
#3Widford School£11,979
#4Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£11,690
#5Jenyns First School and Nursery£10,160
#6Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School£9,507
#7Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£9,145
#8Hollybush Primary School£8,993
#9Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,965
#10Stapleford Primary School£8,819
#11Furneux Pelham Church of England School£8,758
#12Hormead Church of England (VA) First School£8,356
#13Avanti Meadows Primary School£8,187
#14Thundridge Church of England Primary School£8,157
#15St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School£8,051
#16All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth£7,901
#17Simon Balle All-Through School£7,866
#18All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford£7,864
#19Buntingford First School£7,814
#20Spellbrook CofE Primary School£7,649
#21Layston Church of England First School£7,583
#22St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,463
#23Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,402
#24Benington Church of England Primary School£7,335
#25St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)£7,319
#26Hillmead Primary School£7,316
#27Roger De Clare First CofE School£7,279
#28St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School£7,230
#29Little Hadham Primary School£7,226
#30Thorn Grove Primary School£7,189
#31Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School£7,144
#32Walkern Primary School£7,124
#33St Michael's Church of England Primary School£7,101
#34Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School£7,068
#35Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,990
#36Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,960
#37St Catherine's Church of England Primary School£6,949
#38Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School£6,929
#39Millfield First and Nursery School£6,772
#40Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School£6,658
#41Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery£6,649
#42Morgans Primary School & Nursery£6,634
#43Richard Whittington Primary School£6,560
#44Abel Smith School£6,557
#45Priors Wood Primary School£6,549
#46High Wych Church of England Primary School£6,503
#47Mandeville Primary School£6,415
#48Thorley Hill Primary School£6,374
#49St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery£6,321
#50Summercroft Primary School£6,314
#51Bengeo Primary School£6,256
#52Wheatcroft Primary School£6,163
#53Northgate Primary School£6,002
#54Windhill21£5,903
#55Manor Fields Primary School£5,730
#56St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S£5,677

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