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
3out of 4Thorn Grove Primary School
Thorn Grove, CM23 5LD 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Summercroft Primary School
Plaw Hatch Close, CM23 5BJ 		1,180 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 		1,329 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thorley Hill Primary School
Park Lane, CM23 3NH 		1,356 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Apton Road, CM23 3SN 		1,422 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 Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road, CM23 5NJ 		454 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road, CM23 5HX 		835 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Bishop's Stortford High School
London Road, CM23 3LU 		1,257 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5BD 		1,374 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's Catholic School
Windhill, CM23 2NQ 		1,671 yd Academy converter No 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 		1,346 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishop's Stortford College
10 Maze Green Road, CM23 2PJ 		2,192 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHowe Green House School
Howe Green, Great Hallingbury CM22 7UF 		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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