Northgate Primary School, Bishop's Stortford

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, drama, chess and art.

In 2025, 95% of Year 6 pupils at Northgate Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 98% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Northgate Primary School as their first choice and 174 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Northgate Primary School are Avanti Brook Primary School (0.5 miles); Windhill21 (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 80% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S (0.6 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); and St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths).

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

5.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%) and Mixed (10%).

Northgate Primary School had 29 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 Bishops Stortford Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maple Avenue (opposite), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Northgate Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

Northgate Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Northgate Primary School are St Mary's Catholic School (0.4 miles), Avanti Grange Secondary School (0.6 miles), TLC Live Online School (0.9 miles) and Hockerill Anglo-European College (1 mile).