Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolBentfield Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Uttlesford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 208 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 February 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Bentfield Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
21% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Magna Carta Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Forest Hall SchoolSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Uttlesford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).