# Bentfield Primary School and Nursery

Bentfield 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.

Primary school. Code E114978. [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 208
- Council: Uttlesford
- URN: 114978

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 7 February 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Magna Carta Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magna-carta-primary-academy-e142771): 700 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-foundation-primary-school-e115269): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Forest Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hall-school-e141328): 2 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114978)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114978)

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