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Avanti Meadows Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Farnham Road, Bishop's Stortford CM23 1FQ · avanti.org.uk · 01279 598575
On the mapSearch near CM23 1FQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 315
- 48% of 656 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Avanti Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 7 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Avanti Meadows Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 60
- 28% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (22%) with SEND