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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 14 March 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry559 applications · 172 places offered · 277 named it first
- 2026 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 172 | 559 | 3.3 | 277 | 1.61 |
| Sep 2025 | 174 | 558 | 3.2 | 246 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2024 | 180 | 532 | 3.0 | 216 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 178 | 516 | 2.9 | 191 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 179 | 531 | 3.0 | 196 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2021 | 168 | 595 | 3.5 | 221 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2020 | 167 | 563 | 3.4 | 223 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2019 | 167 | 510 | 3.1 | 208 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2018 | 167 | 525 | 3.1 | 215 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2017 | 168 | 536 | 3.2 | 209 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2016 | 167 | 553 | 3.3 | 208 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2015 | 177 | 526 | 3.0 | 175 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 155 | 522 | 3.4 | 163 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 168 | 58.8 | 73% | 89% | – |
| 2024/25 | 169 | 60.2 | 69% | 87% | – |
| 2023/24 | 168 | 56.1 | 69% | 89% | +0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 168 | 59.2 | 68% | 91% | +0.49 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20233.3applications per place 58.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20232.9applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · HertfordshireGood202211.5applications per place 62.3Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · HertfordshireGood20242.8applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20253.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20254.6applications per place
- 6.2 km · Essex20262.8applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 8.0 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 117577 · 919/5405
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,211 pupils · 1,279 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Beaumont Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources