Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stansted, Essex
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Stansted, Essex for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Rainsford Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, CM24 8DX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is an inclusive, friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils and staff have respectful and positive relationships.”
- “They benefit from learning in a caring, safe environment.”
To improve
- “In subjects other than English and mathematics, the most important knowledge that pupils should learn and remember is not always as clearly identified.”
- “Teachers and subject leaders do not always know what they need to check to be sure that pupils are secure in their understanding.”
- “Teachers do not always have the information they need to build effectively on what pupils already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Magna Carta Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Manuden Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.8 mi Improved significantly
- Farnham Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School 2.8 mi Not judged