Thorn Grove 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 10/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Thorn Grove, Bishop's Stortford

School Information

Address: Thorn Grove, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LD
Website: www.thorngrove.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01279653002
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Pete Luck
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117277

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.4
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorn Grove Primary School
Thorn Grove , CM23 5LD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Summercroft Primary School
Plaw Hatch Close , CM23 5BJ 		3out of 4 1,180 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 1,329 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Thorley Hill Primary School
Park Lane , CM23 3NH 		3out of 4 1,356 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Apton Road , CM23 3SN 		4out of 4 1,422 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road , CM23 5NJ 		4out of 4 454 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road , CM23 5HX 		4out of 4 835 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bishop's Stortford High School
London Road , CM23 3LU 		4out of 4 1,257 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BD 		3out of 4 1,374 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Windhill , CM23 2NQ 		- not rated 1,671 yd Academy converter No Mixed 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 1,346 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop's Stortford College
10 Maze Green Road , CM23 2PJ 		- not rated 2,192 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Howe Green House School
Howe Green , Great Hallingbury CM22 7UF 		- not rated 2,446 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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