Anstey First School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
24.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
39
Capacity used
Has space56%
70 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
8 of 8 families who put it first got an offer
9
Places offered
18
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 8 | 8 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 4 | 1 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
2.02 km
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
13 applications · 10 places · 2 offered
| Siblings | 1 |
| Not Nearest School | 1 |
September 2025 entry
5.63 km
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
18 applications · 10 places · 9 offered
| Siblings | 5 |
| Not Nearest School | 4 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard McKelvey
- Address
- Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BY
- Phone
- 01763848346
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Little Hadham & The Pelhams · North East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117218
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
39 pupils · 70 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
14 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
20 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 25 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 2 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.