Northgate Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop's Stortford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/07/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cricketfield Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2RL
Website: http://www.northgate.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01279652376
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Tanner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138539

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 450
Number of Boys: 223
Number of Girls: 227

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1 to 4.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:97%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:29%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northgate Primary School
Cricketfield Lane , CM23 2RL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Windhill21
Windhill , CM23 2NE 		4out of 4 939 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Great Hadham Road , CM23 2NL 		- not rated 1,004 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Apton Road , CM23 3SN 		4out of 4 1,061 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillmead Primary School
Woburn Avenue , CM23 4PW 		3out of 4 1,188 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic School
Windhill , CM23 2NQ 		- not rated 740 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road , CM23 5HX 		4out of 4 1,731 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road , CM23 5NJ 		4out of 4 1,901 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BD 		3out of 4 2,462 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bishop's Stortford High School
London Road , CM23 3LU 		4out of 4 2,532 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop's Stortford College
10 Maze Green Road , CM23 2PJ 		- not rated 527 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
White Trees Independent School
13a London Road , Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA 		- not rated 1,037 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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