Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School, Bishop's Stortford

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to be the Headteacher of Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School, a one year intake school nestled in the heart of our beautiful countryside community of Henham, located between Bishop's Stortford and Saffron Walden."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School are Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 89% reading, 93% maths); Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); Bentfield Primary School and Nursery (2.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 79% maths); and Magna Carta Primary Academy (2.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 69% maths).

Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

61 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 26 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Elsenham Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carters Lane (adjacent), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery 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 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, other theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

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