Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

EssexVoluntary controlled school

The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola JamesSchool website ↗Pupils: 86 (capacity: 105)

Ofsted RatingInspected 29 April 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Requires Improvement
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
50.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%

Reading

Expected level75.0%
Exceeding13.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)105.0

Writing

Expected level63.0%
Exceeding0.0%

Maths

Expected level81.0%
Exceeding25.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
7
Applications received
20
Families who got their first-choice
0.6%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
44.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%7.0%+2.2+4.9+4.5
2016/1773.0%0.0%-2.7-0.3-3.1
2017/1860.0%7.0%+0.8+2.1-0.6
2018/1967.0%7.0%-0.7+2.0-1.7
2022/2333.0%13.0%-0.4+2.7-3.2
2023/2433.0%0.0%---
2024/2550.0%0.0%---
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