Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolReedings Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Reedings Junior School are primary schools.
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Reedings Junior School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Reedings Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged in need of attention and Reedings Junior School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 77.0% for Reedings Junior School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Reedings Junior School (72.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop's StortfordSheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | SawbridgeworthReedings Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 307th of 430 in Essex | 78th of 391 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 86 | 245 | |
| Capacity | 105 | 240 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU | Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9DD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 50.0% | 77.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 23.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 86 | 245 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.9% | 7.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.3% | 6.9% | |
| SEN support | 10.5% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% | 3.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.9% | 4.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Reedings Junior School
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