Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School
School Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicky Brogan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 114975
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279850213
About this school
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Bishop's Stortford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 88% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 20% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 84% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School compares
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School ranked 157th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 213 | — |
| Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 403 | 1.2 miles |
| Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 75% | 4% | 2.2% | 98 | 2.6 miles |
| Bentfield Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 6% | 11.7% | 208 | 2.8 miles |
| Magna Carta Primary Academy | 69% | 2.6% | 9% | 194 | 2.8 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 22.5% | 255 | 3.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 8.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
-
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery2.8 miles
Primary · Stansted
-
Magna Carta Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Stansted Mountfitchet
-
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Stansted
Other schools in Bishop's Stortford
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School ranks 13th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Bishop's Stortford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primary
- Avanti Meadows Primary School Primary
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Farnham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Heath Primary School Primary
- Hillmead Primary School Primary
- Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Manor Fields Primary School Primary
- Manuden Primary School Primary
- Northgate Primary School Primary
- Richard Whittington Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Who is the headteacher of Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Nicky Brogan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School?
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School full?
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School ranked 157th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.