Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117426URN

St Michael's CE Primary School, Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

80 applications for 30 places · 133rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 10 December 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 December 2019
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 5.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
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	30	80	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2025	27	62	2.3	20	0.74
Sep 2024	12	64	5.3	12	1.00
Sep 2023	19	64	3.4	17	0.89
Sep 2022	27	88	3.3	17	0.63
Sep 2021	23	83	3.6	22	0.96
Sep 2020	30	105	3.5	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	104	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2018	29	99	3.4	32	1.10
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2016	29	113	3.9	38	1.31
Sep 2015	30	118	3.9	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	118	3.9	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 74% · Maths 74% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%142nd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	68%	6%	105	104
2023/24	65%	13%	107	107
2022/23	55%	0%	106	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

St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Windhill21
0.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Hillmead Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Thorley Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Thorn Grove Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Richard Whittington Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2019

4.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Manor Fields Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%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: 117426 · 919/3319
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Michael's CE Primary School, Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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