Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2016
Expected Standard
80%
Age Range
3-11
Richard Whittington Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bishop's Stortford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.
Richard Whittington Primary School is an academy converter in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 288 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #418 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
80%
Read SS
110
Maths SS
110
GPS SS
111
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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