Summercroft Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.43 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Summercroft Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 December 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Summercroft 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 | 1.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.27 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.72 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.17 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.69 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.68 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.43 miles, under one of its admission criteria, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years with a published distance.
- Reception last distances were further in 2026 than in 2025 and 2015, and they swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 57 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Summercroft Primary are curious and enthusiastic learners.”
- “They benefit from a rich curriculum that extends their interests and deepens their understanding of a broad range of subjects.”
- “Pupils develop detailed subject knowledge.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils in key stage 2 are not secure in their phonics knowledge.”
- “The reading support that these pupils receive is not focused well enough on identifying and addressing specific gaps in pupils’ phonics knowledge.”
- “These pupils are not developing their confidence and fluency in reading as quickly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 February 2023 (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) | 73% | 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: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thorn Grove Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Windhill21 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Avanti Meadows Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Northgate Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorley Hill Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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