Richard Whittington Primary School
Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
273 pupils · 83% of 330 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 27 November 2019, published 13 January 2020. 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 24% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.53 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 46 | 133 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 32 | 119 | 30 |
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
- Thorley Hill Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Manor Fields Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Windhill21 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Thorn Grove Primary School 1.7 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.