Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Manor Fields Primary School

3–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144960URN

Penningtons, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

147 applications for 60 places · 164th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
15 March 2022
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 60 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Manor Fields Primary School (URN 117380), 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	60	147	2.5	71	1.18
Sep 2025	60	118	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2024	59	121	2.1	51	0.86
Sep 2023	58	148	2.6	56	0.97
Sep 2022	59	160	2.7	69	1.17
Sep 2021	59	130	2.2	59	1.00
Sep 2020	61	149	2.4	67	1.10
Sep 2019	52	133	2.6	52	1.00
Sep 2018	46	140	3.0	44	0.96
Sep 2017 *	54	148	2.7	43	0.80
Sep 2016 *	60	165	2.8	64	1.07
Sep 2015 *	60	201	3.4	75	1.25
Sep 2014 *	60	225	3.8	80	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%39th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	15%	110	109
2023/24	75%	14%	110	109
2022/23	75%	22%	109	108

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

Manor Fields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Richard Whittington Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2019

4.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

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

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Thorley Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Windhill21
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Avanti Brook Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144960 · 919/2080
Trust: Herts & Essex Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 465 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Manor Fields Primary School (URN 117380)
Address: Penningtons, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4LE
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources