White Trees Independent School
13a London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5NA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Bull
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 78
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 140655
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279658518
About this school
White Trees Independent School is an independent special school in Hertfordshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 76 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected White Trees Independent School under its current framework. 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
White Trees Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.9 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 10% | 11.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 10% | 11.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How White Trees Independent 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 | 1.9 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 76
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop's Stortford College0.5 miles
Independent schools · Bishop's Stortford
-
Howe Green House School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Elizabeth's Centre3.9 miles
Other types · Hertfordshire
-
St Elizabeth's School3.9 miles
Special schools · Much Hadham
-
Saint Nicholas School6.2 miles
Independent schools · Essex
Common questions
- What ages does White Trees Independent School teach?
- White Trees Independent School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Hertfordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of White Trees Independent School?
- The headteacher of White Trees Independent School is Miss Laura Bull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has White Trees Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected White Trees Independent 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 White Trees Independent School?
- White Trees Independent School has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is White Trees Independent School full?
- White Trees Independent School has capacity for 78 pupils and 76 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 White Trees Independent School a faith school?
- No. White Trees Independent School has no designated religious character.
- How have White Trees Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.9 in 2022/23 and 4.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are White Trees Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Trees Independent 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 24 July 2026.