St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St Michael's Church of England 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	Not published
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
The school has 20.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 24 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
14.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

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: St Michael's CE Primary School, Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 226 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are proud to attend this school and they show self-assurance that stems from feeling happy and secure.”
“Their consideration for others, combined with the caring staff, fosters a strong sense of community.”
“When new pupils arrive, they are warmly welcomed and treated with kindness.”

To improve

“However, in a few subjects, the knowledge, skills, and specific vocabulary that pupils need to learn are less clearly defined.”
“This can lead to teachers, sometimes, repeating learning and not developing pupils’ skills and knowledge as thoroughly as the school intends.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (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)	68%	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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.

Windhill21 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Northgate Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Hillmead Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Thorley Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Thorn Grove Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Richard Whittington Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Manor Fields Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published