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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 144960

Manor Fields Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4LE

Ages 3–11 · 449 pupils · Hertfordshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-03-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)75%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
368

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

449 pupils · 465 places

Pupils on roll
449
Boys / girls
223 / 226
School capacity
465
Capacity fill
449 / 465 (97%)
Free school meals
6.7%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 311

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: HERTS & ESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
HERTS & ESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Herts & Essex Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Smith

Location

Address
Penningtons
Postcode
CM23 4LE
Town
Bishop's Stortford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, 449 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 6.7%.

Open schools in Bishop's Stortford
33
Primary schools in Bishop's Stortford
24
Academies among open schools in Bishop's Stortford
36% (12)
Open schools in CM23
26
Primary in CM23
17
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Richard Whittington Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3NP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM15.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Hillmead Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4PW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM20.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Thorley Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3NH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM9.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • Windhill21

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2NE · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.8%

    0.9 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2RL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM5.3%

    1.2 miles away

  • Free schools · Primary

    Bishops Stortford · CM23 2UW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM11.7%

    1.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Smith
Telephone
01279504435

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