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Windhill21

3–11Ages
451Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141851URN

Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingOct 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

260 applications for 61 places · 22nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingOct 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
24 October 2018
Graded 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 entry

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

260 applications · 61 places offered · 67 named it first

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

2026 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Windhill School (URN 134682), the previous school.

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	61	260	4.3	67	1.10
Sep 2025	60	247	4.1	85	1.42
Sep 2024	59	238	4.0	60	1.02
Sep 2023	58	274	4.7	75	1.29
Sep 2022	60	272	4.5	91	1.52
Sep 2021	60	258	4.3	75	1.25
Sep 2020	59	271	4.6	70	1.19
Sep 2019	58	234	4.0	56	0.97
Sep 2018	59	213	3.6	57	0.97
Sep 2017	59	226	3.8	63	1.07
Sep 2016	61	241	4.0	64	1.05
Sep 2015 *	60	204	3.4	46	0.77
Sep 2014 *	56	143	2.6	38	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%121st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	70%	22%	107	105
2023/24	70%	18%	109	108
2022/23	82%	20%	109	107

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

Windhill21This school
This school

Standards maintained2025

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

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
0.9 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
Thorn Grove Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thorley Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Richard Whittington Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2019

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

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141851 · 919/3979
Trust: Ivy Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 451 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: Windhill School (URN 134682)
Address: Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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