Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hafise Nazif
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 115099
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279734210
About this school
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bishop's Stortford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 62 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 60% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 47% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 60% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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 | 33% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 319th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.4% | 27.9% | 62 | — |
| Hatfield Heath Primary School | 74% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 210 | 1.1 miles |
| Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School | — | 4.1% | 8.9% | 211 | 1.6 miles |
| Reedings Junior School | 77% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 243 | 1.7 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 318 | 1.9 miles |
| Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow | 35% | 5.9% | 28.4% | 192 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.91%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 9.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hatfield Heath Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School1.6 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Reedings Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Mandeville Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow2.2 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Bishop's Stortford
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranks 21st 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
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery 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
Common questions
- What ages does Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Who is the headteacher of Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Mrs Hafise Nazif, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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 many pupils are at Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School full?
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 62 on roll (59%), so it has space against 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 Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Does Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 319th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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.