Hatfield Heath Primary School, Bishop's Stortford

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Hatfield Heath Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Hatfield Heath Primary School as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hatfield Heath Primary School are Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 81% maths); St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 67% maths); Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); and Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School (2.3 miles, Outstanding).

Hatfield Heath Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Hatfield Heath Primary School is one of 3 schools run by The Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

60 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hatfield Heath Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The White Horse (outside), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hatfield Heath Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

In 2024/25, Hatfield Heath Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.