Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Bishop's Stortford, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 62 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 27.40% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 7LU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.sheering.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01279734210 |
| URN | 115099 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 April 2025, published 19 June 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 17 December 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Hatfield Heath Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Reedings Junior School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Mandeville Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Harlowbury Primary School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
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