Spellbrook CofE Primary School
London Road, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carly Cousins
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 117405
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279723204
About this school
Spellbrook CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bishop's Stortford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 105 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 69% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 13% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 88% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 88% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 69% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Spellbrook CofE 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 | 75% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spellbrook CofE Primary School compares
Spellbrook CofE Primary School ranked 256th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.3% | 21.9% | 105 | — |
| Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 119 | 0.9 miles |
| Reedings Junior School | 77% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 243 | 1.2 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 318 | 1.3 miles |
| Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School | — | 4.1% | 8.9% | 211 | 1.4 miles |
| Richard Whittington Primary School | 80% | 5.1% | 16.6% | 273 | 1.5 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 9 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.9%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Reedings Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Mandeville Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School1.4 miles
Primary · Sawbridgeworth
-
Richard Whittington Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Bishop's Stortford
Spellbrook CofE Primary School ranks 20th 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 year groups does Spellbrook CofE Primary School teach?
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Who is the headteacher of Spellbrook CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spellbrook CofE Primary School is Mrs Carly Cousins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spellbrook CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spellbrook CofE 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 Spellbrook CofE Primary School?
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Spellbrook CofE Primary School full?
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 105 on roll (88%), 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 Spellbrook CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Spellbrook CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Spellbrook CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Spellbrook CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Spellbrook CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spellbrook CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School ranked 256th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spellbrook CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spellbrook CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spellbrook CofE 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.