Saint Nicholas SchoolBishop's Stortford College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Saint Nicholas School and Bishop's Stortford College.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Saint Nicholas School and 23.4 for Bishop's Stortford College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Saint Nicholas School (57.4 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bishop's Stortford College (22.4 in 2021-22, 23.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EssexSaint Nicholas School | Bishop's StortfordBishop's Stortford College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 2-16 | 3-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 439 | 1,241 | |
| Capacity | 550 | 1,340 | |
| Location | Essex, CM17 0NJ | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2PQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.0 Stronger figure | 23.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 Stronger figure | 1.74 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 40 | 141 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 134 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 44.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 44.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 33.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 489 | 1,245 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 14.1% | 15.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 0.5% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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