Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Primary school in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Outstanding (Mar 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 12 March 2024, report published 1 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2028
The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesReedings Junior School
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Mar 2024)
- 0.4 milesMandeville Primary School
Good (Feb 2023)
- 1.4 milesSpellbrook CofE Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 7 expected
- 1.4 milesHigh Wych Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- 1.6 milesSheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Apr 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.