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Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7LU

Ages 4–11 · 62 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.75 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-29

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
93

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.75 · Often has places

1st preferences

6

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

6

Total preferences (any rank)
30
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill59%

62 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
62
Boys / girls
36 / 26
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
62 / 105 (59%)
Free school meals
27.4%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chelmsford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Hafise Nazif

Location

Address
The Street, Sheering
Postcode
CM22 7LU
Town
Bishop's Stortford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Essex
District
Epping Forest
Constituency
Harlow
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bishop's Stortford, Essex, 62 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.

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 CM22
8
Primary in CM22
7
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in Bishop's StortfordNear CM22

  • Hatfield Heath Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7EA · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.90

    1.1 miles away

  • Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9AT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.29

    1.6 miles away

  • Reedings Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 9DD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.4%

    1.7 miles away

  • Mandeville Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sawbridgeworth · CM21 0BL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand0.73

    1.9 miles away

  • Harlowbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harlow · CM17 0DX · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM13.6%
    • Demand0.97

    2.2 miles away

  • Spellbrook CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4BA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand0.83

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Hafise Nazif
Telephone
01279734210
Website
www.sheering.essex.sch.uk

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