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Summercroft Primary School

East Hertfordshire, CM23 5BJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2022
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
62 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
#3,933
of 13,686 nationally

About Summercroft Primary School

Summercroft Primary School sits in the top half of Hertfordshire primary schools, but its headline KS2 results are notably stronger than the local authority average. The school achieved a combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 71 per cent, compared with the Hertfordshire average of 64 per cent. That seven-point gap is a meaningful difference and places Summercroft in the top 40 per cent of schools nationally. Its maths and reading average scaled scores both sit at 108, which is comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school also performs well at the higher standard: 39 per cent of pupils reached the higher level in both reading and maths, while 10 per cent hit that mark in writing and the combined RWM measure. With 86 per cent of children meeting the expected standard in maths and 90 per cent in reading, the school clearly prioritises core literacy and numeracy.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPlaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire, CM23 5BJ
HeadteacherStephen Jess
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils443
Free School Meals (FSM)8.3%
School Capacity443 / 450 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Dec 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (15 Dec 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Jan 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: summercroft.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Summercroft Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.