Richard Whittington 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford

School Information

Address: Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
Website: www.whittington.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01279657778
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Craig Wood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117346

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 326
Number of Pupils: 318
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 162

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4 to -0.2
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Richard Whittington Primary School
Thornbera Gardens, CM23 3NP 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thorley Hill Primary School
Park Lane, CM23 3NH 		530 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Manor Fields Primary School
Penningtons, CM23 4LE 		1,069 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Great Hadham Road, CM23 2NL 		1,401 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Apton Road, CM23 3SN 		1,430 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Bishop's Stortford High School
London Road, CM23 3LU 		690 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's Catholic School
Windhill, CM23 2NQ 		1,702 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road, CM23 5NJ 		1,924 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road, CM23 5HX 		2,233 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5BD 		3,081 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWhite Trees Independent School
13a London Road, Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA 		1,546 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishop's Stortford College
10 Maze Green Road, CM23 2PJ 		1,935 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHowe Green House School
Howe Green, Great Hallingbury CM22 7UF 		2,994 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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