Richard Whittington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
11.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
273
Capacity used
Has space83%
330 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
26 of 32 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
119
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 32 | 26 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 1 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 119 | 30 | 25% |
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
745 m
Furthest child offered under "Nearest School"
136 applications · 30 places · 30 offered
| Siblings | 14 |
| Nearest School | 16 |
September 2025 entry
816 m
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
121 applications · 30 places · 30 offered
| Siblings | 14 |
| Nearest School | 10 |
| Not Nearest School | 6 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Craig Wood
- Address
- Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
- Phone
- 01279657778
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bishop's Stortford South · Hertford and Stortford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151078
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST
273 pupils · 330 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 19
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 230 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 80% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 24% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 0.7 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.