Richard Whittington Primary School
Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Richard Whittington Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Craig Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 117346
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Richard Whittington Primary School was a community primary school in Bishop's Stortford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 304 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Richard Whittington Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - |
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 Richard Whittington 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 | 64% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 307 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richard Whittington Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 17.2% | 304 | — |
| Richard Whittington Primary School | 80% | 5.1% | 16.6% | 273 | 0.0 miles |
| Thorley Hill Primary School | 87% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 228 | 0.3 miles |
| Manor Fields Primary School | 80% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 449 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | 66% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 436 | 0.8 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 68% | 6.2% | 15.7% | 226 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.2%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Richard Whittington Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Thorley Hill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Manor Fields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S0.8 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other 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 Richard Whittington Primary School teach?
- Richard Whittington Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Has Richard Whittington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Richard Whittington Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Richard Whittington Primary School?
- Richard Whittington Primary School had 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Richard Whittington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Richard Whittington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richard Whittington 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 28 October 2024.