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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The Bishop's Stortford High School

London Road
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 3LU

Telephone: 01279 868686

Email: Office@tbshs.org

Head teacher: Dale Reeve

School type: Secondary Male

School category: Foundation

School number: 203

DFE number: 919-5405

Published Admission Number: 180

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1258

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

This school may need extra info

If you wish for your child to be entered for an aptitude test you will also need to complete a Supplementary Information Form.

The Bishop's Stortford High School - Supplementary Information Form

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read The Bishop's Stortford High School admission rules for 25-26

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

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read The Bishop's Stortford High School admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

180

180

Number of applications made

524

542

Number of places offered

180

181

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children looked after

1

Sibling

40

Children of Staff

1

Manor F, Richard W, Thorley H

20

Spellbrook, St Joseph, St Michael, Windhill21

27

Hillmead, Little Hallingbury, Thorn G

13

All Saints, Northgate, Summercroft

20

Hatfield H, High Wych, Little Had, St Andrews

20

Albury, Elsenham, St Marys Hbo, Takeley

7

Furneux Pel, Henham & Ugley, Rodings

6

Mixed by Distance

6

Sport

9

Music

9

Proximity

0

multiple birth

1

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

2

Children looked after

1

Sibling

30

Children of Staff

1

Manor F, Richard W, Thorley H

28

Spellbrook, St Joseph, St Michael, Windhill21

26

Hillmead, Little Hallingbury, Thorn G

20

All Saints, Northgate, Summercroft

24

Hatfield H, High Wych, Little Had, St Andrews

18

Albury, Elsenham, St Marys Hbo, Takeley

7

Furneux Pel, Henham & Ugley, Rodings

5

Mixed by Distance

0

Sport

9

Music

9

Proximity

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

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)

No vacancies exist at this school at present.

Updated: 11 October 2024

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 The Bishop's Stortford High School.

Ofsted report and rating for The Bishop's Stortford High School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jack Dodkins

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Hayley Walton

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould

Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon

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