Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
High Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD
403 pupils · 96% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 November 2024, published 9 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 56 | 94 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 55 | 90 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 58 | 98 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 40 | 37 | 86 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 63 | 106 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 53 | 51 | 97 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 48 | 95 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 38 | 78 | 39 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School 2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Magna Carta Primary Academy 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.