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Summercroft Primary School

Academy converter · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5BJ

Ages 3–11 · 436 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-02-07

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
366

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
102
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

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 fill97%

436 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
436
Boys / girls
220 / 216
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
436 / 450 (97%)
Free school meals
8%
FSM pupils
34
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SUMMERCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL
Academy trust
SUMMERCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Jess

Location

Address
Plaw Hatch Close
Postcode
CM23 5BJ
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 converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, 436 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 8%.

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.

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    • KS245%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand0.86

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.8%
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    • KS273%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Northgate Primary School

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    • KS268%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM5.3%
    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Jess
Telephone
01279307477
Website
www.summercroft.herts.sch.uk/

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