Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
Rainsford Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, CM24 8DXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Stansted for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 57th of 387 primary schools in Essex. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in April 2018.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 April 2018, report published 18 May 2018
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 6 February 2024
This is an inclusive, friendly and welcoming school. Pupils and staff have respectful and positive relationships. Pupils enjoy school. They benefit from learning in a caring, safe environment. Pupils are polite and well mannered. They are considerate of others and show respect, tolerance and understanding. Pupils meet the school's high expectations by behaving well and working hard. They participate in lessons enthusiastically and want to do their best. This helps pupils to learn well from the Nursery upwards. Pupils' enjoyment of their learning is enhanced by carefully planned visits, for example to different places of historical interest. These occasions give pupils the chance to ask questions and find out more. Pupils achieve well and leave Year 6 ready for secondary school. Pupils enjoy a variety of school clubs and activities. These include dodgeball, arts and crafts, cookery, choir and girls' football. Pupils hold positions of responsibility as members of the school council and sports ambassadors. They are proud of their participation in the school's enterprise event where they raise money for a local charity.
What the school should improve
- Teachers do not use assessment consistently enough to ensure that pupils are acquiring key knowledge and skills in the foundation subjects. This means that teachers and leaders do not have important information to inform their planning so that teachers can always help pupils to build effectively on previous learning. The school should ensure that teachers use checks on pupils' learning across all subjects to ensure they support, and plan for, pupils' learning effectively.
- Pupils do not get enough high-quality opportunities to develop and practise their writing across the curriculum. As a result, pupils' writing can lack sufficient depth and the quality of pupils' writing is variable. The school should ensure that pupils have sufficient opportunities to develop and practise using their writing knowledge so that their writing is of a consistently high quality across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
24 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
208 pupils on roll, with places for 236
Schools near Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magna Carta Primary Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Manuden Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 64% met the expected standard |
| Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr D R Rogers
- Phone
- 01279813626
- Address
- Rainsford Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, CM24 8DX
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 114978
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.