Hillmead Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hillmead Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a nurturing and inclusive school where pupils are happy.”
- “Pupils work hard to reach the school’s high expectations.”
- “Pupils achieve well because teachers generally explain things clearly and check to make sure pupils understand.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers plan work for pupils that is too easy or too difficult.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 77% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Northgate Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Fields Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Avanti Brook Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Windhill21 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Richard Whittington Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thorley Hill Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published