Northgate Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.43 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Northgate Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Northgate 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 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.75 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.52 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.50 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last place offered to children for whom this is their nearest school went to a child living 0.43 miles away.
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire 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
- Cricketfield Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 455 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils have a thirst for learning.”
- “They work hard and achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics.”
- “Pupils appreciate the opportunities they get to develop outside the classroom.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, pupils do not learn as well as the school would like them to.”
- “It is in a transitional or early stage of development.”
- “Teachers need support to design sequences of lessons that will deepen pupils’ understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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) | 82% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- Avanti Brook Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Windhill21 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hillmead Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Avanti Meadows Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Fields Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
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