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Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Local ranking307th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

105

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 152783). Its page carries this history forward.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
50.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
75.0%
Writing (Expected)
63.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
50.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
16

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
86
Boys
48 (56%)
Girls
38 (44%)
Capacity
105 (82% full)
SEND
12.8%
FSM Eligible
27.9%
EAL
2.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.3%
SEN Support
10.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.6
Budget per Pupil
£8,484/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.2%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 3.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • White Irish: 1.2%
  • Asian Indian: 1.2%

89.2%

White British

3.6%

Gypsy/Roma

2.4%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01279734210
admin@sheering.essex.sch.uk
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The Street

Bishop's Stortford, East of England

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Administrative

URN
115099
UKPRN
10072442
Establishment No.
3131

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