Summercroft Primary School
Details
| Age Range | 3-11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Plaw Hatch Close, CM23 5BJ |
| School Website | www.summercroft.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 1279307477 |
| URN | 137351 |
School Census
| Total | 443 |
| Girls/Boys | 211/232 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 47.6%/52.4% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 15.3% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 38 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 5.0% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 07/12/2016 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 07/12/2016 | Good |
| 11/11/2014 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 07/12/2016 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 11/11/2014 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 71% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 10% |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 108 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 75 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 14 |
| Reading | 111 |
| Maths | 109 |
| Reading Progress | 3.7 |
| Writing Progress | 0.4 |
| Maths Progress | 3.2 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 83% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 25% |
| Reading | 109 |
| Maths | 110 |
| Reading Progress | 3.2 |
| Writing Progress | 1.0 |
| Maths Progress | 3.9 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 87% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 18% |
| Reading | 110 |
| Maths | 111 |
| Reading Progress | 4.8 |
| Writing Progress | 1.2 |
| Maths Progress | 6.3 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 102 |
| As First Preference | 41 |
| As second preference | 33 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 44 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 41 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.03% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 139 |
| As First Preference | 60 |
| As second preference | 38 |
| As third preference | 22 |
| Total Offers Made | 59 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 58 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 124 |
| As First Preference | 59 |
| As second preference | 27 |
| As third preference | 20 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 56 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 3 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 130 |
| As First Preference | 47 |
| As second preference | 37 |
| As third preference | 29 |
| Total Offers Made | 53 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 47 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.22% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 159 |
| As First Preference | 67 |
| As second preference | 40 |
| As third preference | 30 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 55 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 134 |
| As First Preference | 58 |
| As second preference | 25 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 58 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 58 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 139 |
| As First Preference | 60 |
| As second preference | 38 |
| As third preference | 25 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 59 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 105 |
| As First Preference | 35 |
| As second preference | 31 |
| As third preference | 22 |
| Total Offers Made | 43 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 35 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.09% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 127 |
| As First Preference | 47 |
| As second preference | 47 |
| As third preference | 24 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 43 |
| second preference offers | 11 |
| third preference offers | 5 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.21% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 155 |
| As First Preference | 69 |
| As second preference | 44 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 57 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.22% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 184 |
| As First Preference | 72 |
| As second preference | 53 |
| As third preference | 43 |
| Total Offers Made | 60 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 59 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 68% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 20% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 70% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 68% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 23% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 26% |
| no | 74% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 47% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 52% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 5% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 94% |
| no | 6% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 84% |
| agree | 12% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 84% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 68% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 6% |
| agree | 5% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 4% |
| not applicable | 80% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 1% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 34% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 15% |
| no | 85% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 61% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| dont know | 4% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 52% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 60% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 69% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 60% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 64% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 3% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 95% |
| no | 5% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 64.1% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 12.7% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 6.1% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 3.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 2.3% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| irish ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 63.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 14.4% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 5% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 4.7% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| irish ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 0.7% |
Nearby Schools
Birchwood High School
(0.14 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed
Address: Parsonage Lane, , CM23 5BD
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
(0.15 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Parsonage Lane, , CM23 5BE
Hockerill Anglo-European College
(0.36 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed
Address: Dunmow Road, Hockerill Anglo-European College, CM23 5HX
Avanti Grange Secondary School
(0.47 mi)
Ofsted Rating: None
Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed
Address: Newland Avenue, , CM23 2BD
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
(0.51 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 11-18, Gender: Girls
Address: Warwick Road, , CM23 5NJ