Avanti Brook Primary School
Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2UW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Price
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 149537
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279211116
About this school
Avanti Brook Primary School is a primary academy in Bishops Stortford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 95 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Avanti Brook Primary 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
Avanti Brook Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Avanti Brook 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 67 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avanti Brook Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 18% | 95 | — |
| Northgate Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 455 | 0.5 miles |
| Hillmead Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 16.6% | 223 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | 66% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 436 | 1.0 miles |
| Windhill21 | 70% | 3.6% | 12.1% | 451 | 1.0 miles |
| Avanti Meadows Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 23.1% | 315 | 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)
- 17.95%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.84%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northgate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Hillmead Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S1.0 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Windhill211.0 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
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Avanti Meadows Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Bishops Stortford
- Avanti Grange Secondary School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Avanti Brook Primary School teach?
- Avanti Brook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishops Stortford.
- Who is the headteacher of Avanti Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Avanti Brook Primary School is Mr Andrew Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avanti Brook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Avanti Brook 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 big is Avanti Brook Primary School?
- Avanti Brook Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Avanti Brook Primary School full?
- Avanti Brook Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 95 on roll (21%), 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 Avanti Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Avanti Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Avanti Brook Primary School a selective school?
- No. Avanti Brook Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Avanti Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Avanti Brook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Avanti Brook Primary School?
- Avanti Brook Primary School is part of AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Avanti Brook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Avanti Brook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Avanti Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Avanti Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Avanti Brook Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Avanti Brook Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.