Schools in Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford sits on the Essex-Hertfordshire border and draws its 32 state schools from a wide rural catchment, with 24 primaries serving both the town and surrounding villages. Admissions are coordinated by Essex County Council for community schools, while academies and faith schools operate their own criteria.
Families living close to the Hertfordshire boundary sometimes qualify to apply across county lines - check both Essex and Hertfordshire admissions for secondary schools in particular, as Hertfordshire's selective grammar schools in nearby areas attract competitive applications from Bishop's Stortford residents.
School demand in Bishop's Stortford
Across the 32 schools in Bishop's Stortford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
11 schools in Bishop's Stortford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Bishop's Stortford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Essex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Bishop's Stortford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bishop's Stortford: 4 oversubscribed (24)
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 6BP
Manuden Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 1DE
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7LU
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5QL
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 6DD
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7HH
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7RE
Farnham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 1HR
Thorley Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3NH
Thorn Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5LD
Hillmead Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4PW
Spellbrook CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4BA
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3SN
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5BE
Summercroft Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5BJ
Northgate Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2RL
Roseacres Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 6QY
Hatfield Heath Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM22 7EA
Windhill21
Primary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2NE
Manor Fields Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4LE
Avanti Meadows Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 1FQ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
Primary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2NL
Avanti Brook Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Bishops Stortford · CM23 2UW
Richard Whittington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 3NP
Secondary Schools in Bishop's Stortford (6)
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Secondary · Foundation school
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 4SH
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Secondary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5HX
Birchwood High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5BD
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Secondary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5NJ
St Mary's Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2NQ
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Secondary · Free schools
Bishops Stortford · CM23 2BD
Other Schools in Bishop's Stortford (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bishop's Stortford are set by Essex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.