Manor Fields Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2016–2024 (miles)

0.41

0.82

0.41

0.40

All

20162017201820192021202220232024

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Manor Fields Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 March 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Manor Fields 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	0.40 mi
Reception 2018	0.41 mi
Reception 2017	0.82 mi
Reception 2016	0.41 mi
Reception 2015	0.33 mi

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

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 71 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2024, the latest year with a published outcome; places ran out in 5 of the 8 earlier years.
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% 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: Penningtons, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4LE
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 449 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 15 March 2022

Strengths

“This warm, welcoming and nurturing school places pupils’ wellbeing, happiness and achievement at its heart.”
“The school community fosters positive relationships, ensuring that everyone feels valued and included.”
“As a result, pupils feel safe.”

To improve

“However, these improvements are not yet consistently embedded across the school.”
“Pupils often demonstrate carefully formed handwriting during dedicated handwriting sessions, but they do not consistently apply the same standards in their wider written work.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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)	80%	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: 71 first-preference applications, 60 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.

Richard Whittington Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Hillmead Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Thorley Hill Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Windhill21 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Northgate Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Avanti Brook Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published