The Bishop's Stortford High School
About the school
The Bishop's Stortford High School is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 May 2023
- Published
- 6 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 60.2
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 69.20%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 87.00%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 82.20%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.89
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.7
AAB or better
- School
- 18.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1260
Girls
10.56%
Boys
89.44%
SEN support
7.86%
Education, health and care plan
0.95%
English as an additional language
7.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.26%
Overall absence
5.23
Persistent absence
12.75
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
168
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
59%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
25%