High Wych Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire·CM21 0JB
Composite score
51.4
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#6,779
National rank
#717
In East of England
#191
In Hertfordshire
Top 46%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
19 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.76
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
86
any preference, for 25 places
Last place offered lived
2.34 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 3759 m
Applications from another council area
29%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9020220.8620230.9320240.6720250.762026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
227
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
19.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,503
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About High Wych Church of England Primary School

High Wych Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 227 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). High Wych Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 2.34 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 22.5 pupils per teacher. High Wych Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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