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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School

URN
117554
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
URN
117554
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9-13
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

41 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

17

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
9 June 2024
Inspection date
18 April 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 9 June 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hertfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Hertfordshire)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.edwinstree.herts.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

SG9 9AW - Norfolk Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire

Contact details

Address
Norfolk Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Postcode
SG9 9AW
Phone
1763271446
Website
http://www.edwinstree.herts.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hertfordshire
Local authority code
919

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 986 schools in Hertfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

986

Open schools

589

Closed schools

395

Primary schools

614

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 June 202418 April 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 9 June 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      9 June 2024
      Inspected
      18 April 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    175

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary614 (63.5%)
    • Secondary175 (18.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other178 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Buntingford Area Pupil Referral Unit0 mNot applicableClosed
    Freman College382 mSecondaryClosed
    Freman College382 mSecondaryOpen
    Millfield First and Nursery School555 mPrimaryOpen
    Layston Church of England First School664 mPrimaryOpen
    Buntingford First School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Cottered VC Primary School3.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Hormead Church of England (VA) First School3.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Anstey First School5.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Buntingford Area Pupil Referral Unit
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Freman College
      Distance
      382 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Freman College
      Distance
      382 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Millfield First and Nursery School
      Distance
      555 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Middle deemed secondary) and local authority (Hertfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Furzehill Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondaryWD6 2EFClosed
    Holmshill SchoolMiddle deemed secondaryWD6 1TSClosed
    Lyndhurst Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondaryWD6 4NJClosed
    Ralph Sadleir Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondarySG11 1TFClosed
    Ralph Sadleir SchoolMiddle deemed secondarySG11 1TFOpen
    • Furzehill Middle School
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Postcode
      WD6 2EF
      Status
      Closed
    • Holmshill School
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Postcode
      WD6 1TS
      Status
      Closed
    • Lyndhurst Middle School
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Postcode
      WD6 4NJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Ralph Sadleir Middle School
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Postcode
      SG11 1TF
      Status
      Closed
    Layston Church of England First School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Buntingford First School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cottered VC Primary School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hormead Church of England (VA) First School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Anstey First School
    Distance
    5.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ralph Sadleir School
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Postcode
    SG11 1TF
    Status
    Open