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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 145725

Steeple Bumpstead Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Haverhill · CB9 7ED

Ages 4–11 · 189 pupils · Essex

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-07-05

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
157

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

21

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
33
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 fill90%

189 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
189
Boys / girls
96 / 93
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
189 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
10.6%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Unity Schools Partnership
Headteacher
Mrs Vicky Doherty

Location

Address
Bower Hall Drive, Steeple Bumpstead
Postcode
CB9 7ED
Town
Haverhill
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Essex
District
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from 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 4–11, in Haverhill, Essex, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 10.6%.

Open schools in Haverhill
15
Primary schools in Haverhill
10
Academies among open schools in Haverhill
67% (10)
Open schools in CB9
15
Primary in CB9
10
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.

  • Clements Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Haverhill · CB9 8NJ · Suffolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

  • Coupals Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Haverhill · CB9 0LB · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • Churchill Special Free School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools special

    Haverhill · CB9 0LB · Suffolk

    Ages 8–18

    • Att825.9
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+9%
    • Absence6.7%

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Vicky Doherty
Telephone
01440730220

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