Spellbrook CofE Primary School, Bishop's Stortford

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Spellbrook CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders carefully track and review pupils' progress across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders analyse attendance information closely and use this information to identify the reasons for poor attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum in each subject is planned so pupils build knowledge and vocabulary in a clear sequence."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders design the early years curriculum, so children build essential knowledge in a clear and sequenced way."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have introduced a new inclusion charter that sets out the support and adjustments to learning which pupils need to succeed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Governors have supported the school well through a period of change."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders design the personal development programme so that pupils are prepared socially, academically, and emotionally for success."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should provide staff with the support they need to ensure that teaching approaches, adaptations to learning and the inclusion charter are applied consistently and effectively across the curriculum".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, yoga, karate, dance and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £5 per session.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Spellbrook CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire 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, 9 families put Spellbrook CofE Primary School as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Spellbrook CofE Primary School are Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); Reedings Junior School (1.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Mandeville Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); and Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School (1.4 miles, Outstanding).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Spellbrook CofE Primary School.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Spellbrook CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 70% would recommend the school, 70% 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 feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 24 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 3 (2.9%) 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.

Spellbrook CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Spellbrook CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Spellbrook CofE Primary School are Leventhorpe (1 mile) and The Bishop's Stortford High School (1.1 miles).