Widford SchoolHigh Wych Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Widford School and High Wych Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Widford School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and High Wych Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). High Wych Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Widford School was judged Good and High Wych Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Widford School and 63.0% for High Wych Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at High Wych Church of England Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Widford School versus High Wych Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Widford HertsWidford SchoolSawbridgeworthHigh Wych Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking297th of 387 in Hertfordshire 166th of 387 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll65 224
Capacity64 210
LocationWidford Herts, SG12 8RE Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0JB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census47 227
Free school meals (ever 6)22.2% 14.4%
English as an additional language6.4% 3.1%
SEN support23.4% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan8.5% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.4% 14.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Widford School

High Wych Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Widford School · High Wych Church of England Primary School