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The Bishop's Stortford High School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Beaumont Avenue, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4SH · tbshs.org · 01279 868686
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 60.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,279
- 68 over 1,211 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 277 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 58% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 277 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 246 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 216 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 196 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.2, and 69.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲60.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲69.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲82.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 64.3 | −14.3 |
| Further education | 28.6 | +16.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 students | B- (35.7) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 199 students | B- (35.7) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 19 students | Dist+ (40.3) | Average +0.25 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 190 | C+ (33.1) | -0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 145 | B- (37.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 192 | B+ (42.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 184 | C+ (34.9) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 189 | C+ (33) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 173 | C (31.6) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 175 | C+ (32.4) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.9 | −15.3 |
| Further and other education | 2.6 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 2.1 | — |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 11.5 | +6.3 |
| Employment | 22.9 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +4.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Bishop's Stortford High School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (490 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 490
- 41% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 59 parents (12%) with SEND