Farnham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Essex
Farnham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Essex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Farnham, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1HR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 9 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Farnham Church of England Primary School.”
- “They develop a real sense of their place in the world and learn how to positively contribute to it.”
- “There are frequent, carefully planned, learning opportunities and trips.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not carry out rigorous checks on how much and how often pupils are reading.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not build their reading knowledge as well as their peers because they do not read as often as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 0 first-preference applications, 0 offers in total, 0 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Manuden Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Magna Carta Primary Academy 2.2 mi Standards maintained
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.8 mi Improved significantly
- Clavering Primary School 4.2 mi Good