Windhill21
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.48 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Windhill21 is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Windhill21 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 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.54 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.48 miles away, further from the school than in 2025.
- The Reception last distance stayed close to the year before in every year with a published distance; the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2015.
- Reception 2026 had 67 first-choice applications for 61 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 451 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly proud of their school.”
- “A range of thoughtful and well-planned opportunities expertly builds pupils’ knowledge and takes them beyond their everyday lives.”
- “Memorable experiences such as trips abroad, debating and public speaking are highly effective in developing pupils’ confidence and vocabulary.”
To improve
- “However, on rare occasions, this is not always the case.”
- “In these instances, pupils do not learn as well as they could do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 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) | 70% | 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: 67 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 59 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.
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 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 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hillmead Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thorn Grove Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thorley Hill Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Richard Whittington Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Fields Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
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