Avanti Brook Primary School, Bishops Stortford

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Avanti Brook Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Staff skilfully guide children in the Reception class to quickly find their feet when they start school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have crafted their personal development programme to meet the needs of their own pupils and children in the early years."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils learn well as they move through the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have in place a well-considered curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "There is a well-established culture of inclusion across the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate grasp on what is going well and what more needs to be done to continue to improve the school for pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to fully embed highly effective teaching across all subjects and year groups, in particular the way teachers adapt activities to ensure that they precisely meet and address the individual needs of pupils".

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Avanti Brook Primary School as their first choice and 106 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Avanti Brook Primary School are Northgate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 95% reading, 98% maths); Hillmead Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S (1 mile, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); and Windhill21 (1 mile, Outstanding, 78% reading, 80% maths).

Avanti Brook Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Avanti Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 36.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (55%), Asian (12%) and Black (10%).

Avanti Brook Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.

Avanti Brook Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 6 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bishops Stortford Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newland Avenue (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Avanti Brook Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Avanti Brook Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 17.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Avanti Brook Primary School are Avanti Grange Secondary School (0.6 miles), St Mary's Catholic School (0.9 miles), TLC Live Online School (1.4 miles) and Hockerill Anglo-European College (1.5 miles).