Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
Bower Hall Drive, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, CB9 7ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Doherty
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 145725
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01440730220
About this school
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School is a primary academy in Haverhill. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 23 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 57% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 65% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Steeple Bumpstead 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Steeple Bumpstead Primary School compares
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School ranked 143rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6% | 10.3% | 189 | — |
| Clements Primary Academy | 57% | 7.7% | 41.2% | 268 | 2.6 miles |
| Coupals Primary Academy | 77% | 5.2% | 25.4% | 290 | 2.7 miles |
| Place Farm Primary Academy | 75% | 6.3% | 31.3% | 416 | 3.0 miles |
| Burton End Primary Academy | 57% | 5.4% | 26.4% | 449 | 3.1 miles |
| Westfield Primary Academy | 55% | 5.9% | 24.3% | 425 | 3.1 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)
- 10.33%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 12.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clements Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Coupals Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Place Farm Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Burton End Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Westfield Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Haverhill
Other schools in Haverhill
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Haverhill.
- Burton End Primary Academy Primary
- Clements Primary Academy Primary
- Coupals Primary Academy Primary
- Kedington Primary Academy Primary
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primary
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primary
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primary
- Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Westfield Primary Academy Primary
- Castle Manor Academy Secondary
- Samuel Ward Academy Secondary
- Broadlands Hall Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Steeple Bumpstead Primary School teach?
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Haverhill.
- Who is the headteacher of Steeple Bumpstead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Steeple Bumpstead Primary School is Mrs Vicky Doherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Steeple Bumpstead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Steeple Bumpstead 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 Steeple Bumpstead Primary School?
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Steeple Bumpstead Primary School full?
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), 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 Steeple Bumpstead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Steeple Bumpstead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Steeple Bumpstead Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Steeple Bumpstead Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Steeple Bumpstead Primary School?
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Steeple Bumpstead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Steeple Bumpstead Primary School rank locally?
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School ranked 143rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Steeple Bumpstead Primary School's absence rate?
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Steeple Bumpstead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Steeple Bumpstead 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 10 July 2026.