Summercroft Primary School in Bishop's Stortford

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.

Check Summercroft Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
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

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

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birchwood High School Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BD	3out of 4	194 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hockerill Anglo-European College Dunmow Road , CM23 5HX	4out of 4	775 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Warwick Road , CM23 5NJ	4out of 4	976 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Mary's Catholic School Windhill , CM23 2NQ	- not rated	2,079 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bishop's Stortford High School London Road , CM23 3LU	4out of 4	2,419 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
White Trees Independent School 13a London Road , Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA	- not rated	1,851 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop's Stortford College 10 Maze Green Road , CM23 2PJ	- not rated	2,552 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Howe Green House School Howe Green , Great Hallingbury CM22 7UF	- not rated	3,225 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Summercroft Primary SchoolPlaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford