Hillmead Primary School
Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Shenston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 117310
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279656876
About this school
Hillmead Primary School is a community primary school in Bishop's Stortford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 87% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 93% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Hillmead 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillmead Primary School compares
Hillmead Primary School ranked 68th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.9% | 16.6% | 223 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | 66% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 455 | 0.7 miles |
| Manor Fields Primary School | 80% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 449 | 0.7 miles |
| Avanti Brook Primary School | — | 6.8% | 18% | 95 | 0.8 miles |
| Windhill21 | 70% | 3.6% | 12.1% | 451 | 0.8 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)
- 16.59%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 9.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S0.5 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Northgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Manor Fields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Avanti Brook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bishops Stortford
-
Windhill210.8 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Bishop's Stortford
Hillmead Primary School ranks 7th 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
- 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 Hillmead Primary School teach?
- Hillmead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillmead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillmead Primary School is Mrs Michelle Shenston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillmead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillmead 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 big is Hillmead Primary School?
- Hillmead Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillmead Primary School full?
- Hillmead Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 223 on roll (93%), 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 Hillmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillmead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillmead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hillmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillmead Primary School rank locally?
- Hillmead Primary School ranked 68th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillmead 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.