Richard Whittington Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.46 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.36

0.32

0.33

0.18

0.31

0.53

0.46

20192020202120222023202420252026

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Richard Whittington Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Richard Whittington 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	0.46 mi
Reception 2025	0.53 mi
Reception 2024	0.31 mi
Reception 2023	0.31 mi
Reception 2022	0.18 mi
Reception 2021	0.33 mi
Reception 2020	0.32 mi
Reception 2019	0.36 mi
Reception 2018	0.28 mi
Reception 2017	0.32 mi
Reception 2016	0.33 mi
Reception 2015	0.33 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 lived 0.46 miles away, 137th shortest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.46 miles).
That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2015; it has swung sharply, most of all from 2024 to 2025.
For Reception 2026 there were 46 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% 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: Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 273 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade

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: 46 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.

Thorley Hill Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Manor Fields Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Windhill21 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Thorn Grove Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Hillmead Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Northgate Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published