Summercroft 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 08/12/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford

School Information

Address: Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ
Website: www.summercroft.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01279307477
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Jess
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137351

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 451
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 213

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.8
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Summercroft Primary School
Plaw Hatch Close, CM23 5BJ
0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5BE
484 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thorn Grove Primary School
Thorn Grove, CM23 5LD
1,180 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Birchwood, Birchanger CM23 5QL
1,666 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Windhill21
Windhill, CM23 2NE
1,967 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5BD
194 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road, CM23 5HX
775 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road, CM23 5NJ
976 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's Catholic School
Windhill, CM23 2NQ
2,079 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Bishop's Stortford High School
London Road, CM23 3LU
2,419 yd Foundation school No Boys 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
1,851 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishop's Stortford College
10 Maze Green Road, CM23 2PJ
2,552 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHowe Green House School
Howe Green, Great Hallingbury CM22 7UF
3,225 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.