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School admissions in Bishop's Stortford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 12 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Bishop's Stortford in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 22 schools in Bishop's Stortford first 716 times for 707 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 5 of the 22 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.69 miles (Thorley Hill Primary School) to 2.11 miles (Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Bishop's Stortford first 885 times for 767 places: 1.15 first choices per place. 3 of the 5 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

22 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Richard Whittington Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.5330815.67 m (≈0.51 mi) 2025
Hatfield Heath Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.40301.686 miles 2026
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery SchoolBishop's Stortford1.20302.111 miles 2026
Manor Fields Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.1860not published
Windhill21Bishop's Stortford1.10611812.35 m (≈1.13 mi) 2026
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's StortfordBishop's Stortford1.0026not published
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.0010not published
Manuden Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.0010not published
Northgate Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.00601529.91 m (≈0.95 mi) 2026
Roseacres Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford1.0025not published
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad OakBishop's Stortford1.005not published
Summercroft Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.97602898.75 m (≈1.80 mi) 2026
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.9758not published
Thorn Grove Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.93282979.21 m (≈1.85 mi) 2025
Avanti Meadows Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.9042not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/SBishop's Stortford0.9051not published
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.8730not published
Hillmead Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.86281907.53 m (≈1.19 mi) 2023
Thorley Hill Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.80301106.53 m (≈0.69 mi) 2026
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.6913not published
Spellbrook CofE Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.69132511.56 m (≈1.56 mi) 2018
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford0.297not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford2.4961
The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolBishop's Stortford1.61172
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford1.20178
St Mary's Catholic SchoolBishop's Stortford0.81182
Birchwood High SchoolBishop's Stortford0.55174

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.