The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH · Hertfordshire · secondary school
19th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 338 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7/10 among them, against 8.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 94 | 35% | 3.28 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 69.2 · 91 | 30% | 2.72 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.23 · 67 | 25% | 1.68 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 60.2 · 92 | 10% | 0.92 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted (July 2023). In 2024/25, 69.2% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 60.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.23 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7 out of 10 among them, against 8.2 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in running, house drama, quizzes, photography, darts, and tug of war. Sports include rugby, football, cricket, athletics, basketball, badminton, cross-country, and short tennis. Arts features a music festival and house drama. Trips include language exchanges and immersion in Germany and France, geography to Dorset, history to Berlin, cricket to Sri Lanka, rugby to South Africa, skiing in Austria, and a Year 7 bushcraft trip.
Getting in. The school has 1279 pupils in a school with 1211 places, over capacity by 68. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the 68-pupil overage in daily operations? What support is available for pupils aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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