Community school · Hertfordshire

Hillmead Primary School

3–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117310URN

Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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82 applications for 28 places · 96th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

21 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 28 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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Hertfordshire 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	28	82	2.9	24	0.86
Sep 2025	28	98	3.5	28	1.00
Sep 2024	26	108	4.2	25	0.96
Sep 2023	30	107	3.6	28	0.93
Sep 2022	30	123	4.1	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	116	3.9	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	127	4.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	114	3.8	31	1.03
Sep 2018	29	101	3.5	36	1.24
Sep 2017	30	114	3.8	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	133	4.4	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	137	4.6	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	114	3.8	24	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%65th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	23%	109	108
2023/24	87%	10%	106	106
2022/23	68%	8%	106	103

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

Hillmead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Manor Fields Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Avanti Brook Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place
Windhill21
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Richard Whittington Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2019

4.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thorley Hill Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117310 · 919/2387
Capacity: 240 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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