Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Summercroft Primary School

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137351URN

Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

124 applications for 60 places · 234th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

15 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 December 2016
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

124 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 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	60	124	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	128	2.1	62	1.03
Sep 2024	44	102	2.3	41	0.93
Sep 2023	59	139	2.4	60	1.02
Sep 2022	60	124	2.1	59	0.98
Sep 2021	53	130	2.5	47	0.89
Sep 2020	60	159	2.7	67	1.12
Sep 2019	58	134	2.3	58	1.00
Sep 2018	60	139	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2017	43	105	2.4	35	0.81
Sep 2016	60	127	2.1	47	0.78
Sep 2015	60	155	2.6	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	184	3.1	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 76% · Maths 81% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%97th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard48%

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	73%	15%	109	108
2023/24	71%	10%	108	108
2022/23	75%	14%	111	109

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

Summercroft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Thorn Grove Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

2026

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Windhill21
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Avanti Meadows Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137351 · 919/3986
Trust: Summercroft Primary School
Capacity: 450 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Summercroft Primary School (URN 130160)
Address: Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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