- Parents praise the down-to-earth atmosphere of this private day and boarding school, founded in 1868, which regards itself as the “modern face of independent education” for pupils aged 3-18.
- Most of the 1,200 boys and girls are day pupils drawn from a wide radius around the Hertfordshire market town of Bishop’s Stortford: from Stevenage to the west, the Essex coast to the east, Cambridge to the north and Epping to the south. Boarding is offered from the age of seven and about 155 senior pupils take up flexi, weekly or full boarding options, including some international students.
- Combining pre-prep, prep and senior schools in one, Bishop’s Stortford offers its pupils a wide range of opportunities and facilities while ensuring each of its parts is small enough to nurture and encourage pupils as individuals. The school is a founding member of the Bishop’s Stortford Educational Trust.
- Charlotte Aitchison, better known as the singer-songwriter Charli XCX, is a former pupil.
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