Avanti Brook Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2UW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
15.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
95
Capacity used
Has space21%
446 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer
25
Places offered
85
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 22 | 22 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 2 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 85 | 24 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
655 m
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
109 applications · 30 places · 30 offered
| Siblings | 7 |
| Priority Area | 20 |
| Distance | 1 |
September 2025 entry
590.83 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
87 applications · 30 places · 27 offered
| Siblings | 4 |
| Priority Area | 16 |
| Distance | 6 |
| Non Ranked Allocation | 1 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Price
- Address
- Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2UW
- Phone
- 01279211116
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bishop's Stortford North · Hertford and Stortford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149537
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
95 pupils · 446 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 19 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 0.7 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.