Spellbrook CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.05 miles
Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Spellbrook CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Spellbrook CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.05 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 16.51 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.05 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 4.67 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.28 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.28 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.03 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 5.05 miles away, the 2nd longest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle 0.46 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 9 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 43 applications for Reception 2026, 8 (19%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 5 offers went to them.
- 2024/25: 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest among this school and the 7 of the 8 nearest Hertfordshire primary schools that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4BA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 105 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “The school community quickly includes new pupils and helps them feel valued.”
- “Staff help pupils settle, build friendships, and develop confidence.”
To improve
- “Implementation varies in a few subjects and leaders are taking action to improve this.”
- “Leaders are supporting staff to apply the same level of rigour and consistency to other subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2026 (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) | 53% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Reedings Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Mandeville Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Richard Whittington Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thorley Hill Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Fields Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorn Grove Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
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