March, 2024 Dear families, Following our Ofsted inspection in January, 2024, Bishop Stopford’s School, has once again been confirmed as `good’. We have been praised for our high expectations, welcoming and supportive approach, and ambitious curriculum, as we continue to be rated a `good school’. Our school has been commended for creating a ‘nurturing and...
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March 2024
This month, the diversity ambassadors have a number of events planned. From celebrating Women's International Day and Easter to preparing for Culture Day, please click on the link for more information.
Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) Inspection of Bishop Stopford’s School
National SIAMS Team 04/03/24 Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) Inspection of Bishop Stopford’s School Letter from Andrw Wilcock, SIAMS Inspector Dear Parents and Carers, All Church of England and Methodist schools are inspected approximately every five years by a SIAMS inspector from the Church of England, although there has been some delay...
In tribute to Peter Smith, former Director of Music at Bishop Stopford’s School
It was with great sadness that at the start of term we learnt of the death of Peter Smith, former Director of Music at Bishop Stopford’s School. Today former Stopfordians - both teachers and pupils will be gathering at St Mary the Virgin in Ware to celebrate his life. Peter joined the school in 1972...
Christmas with the Bishop’s Gospel Choir | Bishop Stopford’s School Enfield
In this mesmerizing video, our talented Gospel Choir at Bishops Stopfords presents a powerful rendition of timeless holiday classics, blending the richness of gospel harmonies with the warmth of Christmas melodies. Feel the magic of the season as each note resonates with the message of hope, love, and faith. Join us in celebrating the true...
Parental Letter – Christmas 2023
December 2023 Dear Parents and Carers, At this time of year we are often thinking about Christmas presents and expensive treats, but Christmas need not be about the material things. We know that Jesus was a poor man himself, but was rich in so many other ways. He was rich in love. Christmas is a...
Year 11 Parents Evening
Date: Thursday 7th of December 2023 Time: 5 pm Parents' evening will be held in person in school. Please book here
January 2024
A Bishop Stopford's alumni student currently at The University of Cambridge came back with members of the university's African Caribbean Society to encourage more of our students to apply to Cambridge for their degrees. The ACS members gave an inspirational assembly about belonging and fear - factors that deter some students from minority backgrounds from applying to Russell group universities. "If Black...
NOVEMBER 2023
Highlights: Awareness for the Protected Characteristic of Disabilities Participating in Fireworks Night through our canteen Celebration of Diwali through our lunchtime clubs
October 2023
To mark the celebration of Black History this month Black History Month at Bishop’s School Clubs and Black History Month Details about Ambassadors and The EDI Working Party History of Caribbean Food History of Jollof Rice Useful Links Students will be welcomed each morning during the month of October with inspirational spoken word, Afrobeats, Calypso,...
Bishop’s Strive and Succeed at Enfield Cross Country Event
Our core Strive for Five values of consideration, respect, loyalty, responsibility and success were on show for all to see at the recent athletics event at Trent Country Park. Cross country running is a physically and mentally tough event and we were very proud to see the resilience of our students across all year groups competing at the highest...
World Class Teddy
We are proud to announce that our World Class Stopfordian Teddy achieved the gold medal in the Youth Commonwealth Games this summer. Teddy balanced obtaining his GCSE results this year with his athletics training to take glory this summer with a 100m time of 10.37 seconds. We are very proud of his achievements and hope he...
Bishop Stopford’s School achieves the Bronze Award for Racial Equality
🏆 Exciting News! Bishop Stopford's School achieves the Bronze Award for Racial Equality this year, signifying our unwavering commitment to tracking and improving racial equity. Our journey towards a more inclusive future continues. Thank you for your support! #RacialEquality #BronzeAward #Inclusion 🌟🏫🤝 Read More
Year 11 trial Exams – 14th to 24th November.
Dear Year 11 Parents/ Carers, As you will be aware, trial examinations for Year 11 students are scheduled to take place between Tuesday 14th – Friday 24th November. During this two week trial exam period, students will sit examinations for all of their GCSE/vocational subjects and in turn this is an opportunity for them to...
Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 2nd November – 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Introductory talk at 6:00pm in the school hall http://www.bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk/sixth-form/prospectus-and-applications/
Development Language Disorder (DLD) Day 20.10.23
At Bishop Stopford's School, we are supporting pupils with DLD by wearing purple on 20.10.23. We will also be reading DLD facts at #Raddld2023 #DLDday2023 #DLD #ECASS #DLDandMe #EnfieldandDLD #GrowingwithDLD #SLCN #EnfieldEdUK The ECASS team from the LA will be posting facts one every hour. DLD Around 1 in 14 children are affected by Development Language...
Tuesday 5th September Spaces are still available for Sixth Form for 23/24 - please contact crobbins@bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk for further information and to book your enrolment space
BSS Sixth Form Destinations
The Sixth Form team are delighted to know that our class of 2023 are about to start their new courses all over the country we can’t wait to hear from you about how you get on this year – stay n touch! BSS Sixth Form Destinations 2022
Bishop’s shine at Enfield Athletics
Over a 100 students across Year 7-10 represented the school at this event competing against every school in the borough at the prestigius Lee Valley Athletics Stadium. We continued our strong tradition of high performance in athletics and made the finals in all events with notable performance from Anne taking Gold in the shot putt and Tyrese,...
Bishop’s lead the Reading Challenge at Tottenham FC
Hosts of this event the paralympiam Ellie Simmonds MBE and ex-Tottenham captain Ledley King were in awe of the leadership skills of our students who ran this primary school event. The PE department organised the visit with the aim of the day to bring to life the newly released books through sport and engage our community...
School’s uniform policy
Dear Parents/Carers, I hope this letter finds you well and that you and your family had a restful summer break. As we gear up for the start of the new school year, I wanted to address an important aspect of our school's uniform policy. At Bishop Stopford's School, we take pride in maintaining a neat...