Voluntary aided school · Essex

Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
119Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115182URN

Wrights Green Lane, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

28 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

7 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
9 July 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

28 applications · 13 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	28	2.2	9	0.69
Sep 2025	18	42	2.3	15	0.83
Sep 2024	13	32	2.5	12	0.92
Sep 2023	15	35	2.3	13	0.87
Sep 2022	11	29	2.6	10	0.91
Sep 2021	13	30	2.3	10	0.77
Sep 2020	10	32	3.2	8	0.80
Sep 2019	14	25	1.8	13	0.93
Sep 2018	11	40	3.6	10	0.91
Sep 2017	17	45	2.7	15	0.88
Sep 2016	20	52	2.6	21	1.05
Sep 2015	20	63	3.2	27	1.35
Sep 2014	20	48	2.4	15	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%143rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	5%	107	103
2023/24	32%	0%	104	100
2022/23	73%	5%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Spellbrook CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Thorley Hill Primary School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Reedings Junior School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

77%met the SATs standard
Richard Whittington Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2019

4.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place
Mandeville Primary School
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Heath Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Thorn Grove Primary School
3.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115182 · 881/3610
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 119 on roll
Free school meals: 2.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wrights Green Lane, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RE
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources