Thorley Hill Primary SchoolWindhill21

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bishop's Stortford.

Summary of the comparison

Thorley Hill Primary School and Windhill21 are primary schools in Bishop's Stortford.

  • Thorley Hill Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Windhill21 scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Windhill21 is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thorley Hill Primary School was judged Good and Windhill21 was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 87.0% for Thorley Hill Primary School and 70.0% for Windhill21.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thorley Hill Primary School (84.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Windhill21 (82.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thorley Hill Primary School versus Windhill21 compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bishop's StortfordThorley Hill Primary SchoolBishop's StortfordWindhill21England average
Overview
Our scoreB80/100B82/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 391 in Hertfordshire 12th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll235 456
Capacity240 420
LocationBishop's Stortford, CM23 3NH Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard87.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard23.0% Stronger figure22.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census235 456
Free school meals (ever 6)10.5% 12.1%
English as an additional language6.8% 28.7%
SEN support16.2% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% 7.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Thorley Hill Primary School

Windhill21

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