Summercroft Primary School
Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SUMMERCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Jess
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 137351
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279307477
About this school
Summercroft Primary School is a primary academy in Bishop's Stortford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 December 2022, 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 | 59 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 71% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 85% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Summercroft 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 | 71% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summercroft Primary School compares
Summercroft Primary School ranked 104th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5% | 8.8% | 436 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford | 61% | 4.6% | 10.9% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 18.6% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 93 | 0.9 miles |
| Windhill21 | 70% | 3.6% | 12.1% | 451 | 1.1 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 68% | 6.2% | 15.7% | 226 | 1.1 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)
- 8.8%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford0.3 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Thorn Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
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Windhill211.1 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Bishop's Stortford
Summercroft Primary School ranks 9th 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 Summercroft Primary School teach?
- Summercroft Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Who is the headteacher of Summercroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Summercroft Primary School is Mr Stephen Jess, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Summercroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summercroft 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 Summercroft Primary School?
- Summercroft Primary School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Summercroft Primary School full?
- Summercroft Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 436 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Summercroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Summercroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Summercroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Summercroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Summercroft Primary School?
- Summercroft Primary School is part of SUMMERCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Summercroft 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 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summercroft Primary School rank locally?
- Summercroft Primary School ranked 104th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summercroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Summercroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summercroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summercroft 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 1 July 2026.