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Faith schools in Bishop's Stortford

All 5 faith schools in Bishop's Stortford.

5 schools in Bishop's Stortford

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  1. St Mary's Catholic School

    Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Bishop's Stortford faith schools average.

    147 first choices, 182 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Bishop's Stortford faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Bishop's Stortford faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,106
    View school St Mary's Catholic School
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

    Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Bishop's Stortford faith schools average, low absence.

    46 first choices, 51 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Bishop's Stortford faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Bishop's Stortford faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    436
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
  3. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Bishop's Stortford faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school68%

    Bishop's Stortford faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Bishop's Stortford faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    226
    View school St Michael's Church of England Primary School
  4. All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford

    Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BE · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Bishop's Stortford faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school61%

    Bishop's Stortford faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bishop's Stortford faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    208
    View school All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
  5. Bishop's Stortford College

    Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2PQ · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Bishop's Stortford faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,241
    View school Bishop's Stortford College
The big picture

How Bishop's Stortford's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Bishop's Stortford 65%England 62%All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford: 61%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S: 66%St Michael's Church of England Primary School: 68%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Bishop's Stortford

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Bishop's Stortford average 5.1%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S: 3.8%All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford: 4.6%St Mary's Catholic School: 5.9%St Michael's Church of England Primary School: 6.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Bishop's Stortford

Ofsted grades in Bishop's Stortford

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Bishop's Stortford

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    5 of the 5 faith schools in Bishop's Stortford have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Bishop's Stortford, explained

There are 5 faith schools in Bishop's Stortford, teaching 3,217 children. 2 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

65.3% of pupils in Bishop's Stortford faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 61% to 68%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

10.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,242 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Bishop's Stortford?
There are 5 faith schools in Bishop's Stortford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Bishop's Stortford?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Bishop's Stortford on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S and St Michael's Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Bishop's Stortford ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Bishop's Stortford faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Bishop's Stortford is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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