The Bishop's Stortford High School

Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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The Bishop's Stortford High School is a secondary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 May 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

The Bishop's Stortford High 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
Year 7 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	Not published
Year 7 2024	Not published
Year 7 2023	Not published
Year 7 2022	Not published
Year 7 2021	Not published
Year 7 2020	Not published
Year 7 2019	Not published
Year 7 2018	Not published
Year 7 2017	Not published
Year 7 2016	Not published
Year 7 2015	Not published

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

What the figures show

Year 7 2026 had 277 first-choice applications for 172 offers; 160 offers went to first-choice families, and 117 first-choice families (42%) were not offered a place.
At 1.6 first choices per offer for Year 7 entry in 2026, it was the 7th highest of 74 Hertfordshire secondary schools.
For Year 7 entry in 2026, 236 of the 559 applications (42%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 45 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 60.2 (England 46).

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: Beaumont Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,279 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17

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

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding Inspected 25 May 2023

Strengths

“Pupils achieve highly at this stunning school.”
“They are challenged by the broad and ambitious curriculum that staff expertly deliver.”
“Pupils respond well in lessons.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	69%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	60.2	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 277 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 160 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 secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

St Mary's Catholic School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Hockerill Anglo-European College 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
Leventhorpe 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
Birchwood High School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Avanti Grange Secondary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
The John Warner School 8.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Presdales School 8.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published