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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Summercroft Primary School

Plaw Hatch Close
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 5BJ

Telephone: 01279 307477

Email: admin@summercroft.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Stephen Jess

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 227

DFE number: 919-3986

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 443

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Summercroft Primary School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

104

130

Number of places offered

46

60

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

30

Children Of Staff

1

Nearest School

17

Not Nearest School

12

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

16

Children Of Staff

1

Nearest School

13

Not Nearest School

16

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

Nearest school

777.41

Distance

1428.22

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

821.3

Distance

6980.07

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception and Year 1

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Summercroft Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Summercroft Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jack Dodkins

In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Hayley Walton

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Tracy Warner

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