Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 22nd of 22 primary schools in Bishop's Stortford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 19 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
Pupils are happy and most enjoy attending school. They know their 'AWESOME' school values well, which they choose with staff and parents. Each half-term, the focus is on a new value. Pupils who show this value are named in the roll of honour in the weekly celebration assembly. Pupils know the importance of these values and how these should be demonstrated in daily school life. Pupils' behaviour has improved over the past year. Staff have increasing expectations of what is and is not acceptable. However, this is not yet consistent, and low-level disruption is not addressed consistently well. The school's strategies for managing behaviour are not fully effective in reaching some pupils. A few pupils do not demonstrate the respect that they should to each other, staff or equipment. Although the school has high expectations for pupils' achievement, these are not being realised currently. Pupils benefit from holding many roles and responsibilities throughout the school. Older pupils act as prefects and take pride in setting the example for younger pupils. They help to reinforce the expectations of the school for the younger pupils to follow. The school council has made positive improvements to the play equipment that pupils can access during playtimes.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the curriculum in key stage 1 and 2 is not delivered as consistently and effectively as intended. Teachers do not provide activities that help pupils remember and apply important knowledge in these subjects. This means that pupils do not know important subject knowledge and do not have the understanding that they should. The school should ensure that the staff have the skills that they need to effectively set activities that emphasis this key knowledge so that pupils know and remember it.
- The school's new behaviour policy is not fully effective. This means that pupils are not always ready for their learning and can be disrespectful and disruptive to others. The school should ensure that staff implement the behaviour policy consistently well and in the way that leaders intended.
- The school's strategic priorities and planned improvements are not clear. This means that some aspects of the school are not improving in a timely way. This also limits how well governors can hold leaders to account for the progress and impact of their work to improve the school. The school needs to strengthen these aspects of strategic leadership and governance.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
62 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Heath Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
| Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Reedings Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Mandeville Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 35% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hafise Nazif
- Phone
- 01279734210
- Address
- The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 115099
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.