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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Date: Thursday 7th of December 2023 Time: 5 pm Parents' evening will be held in person in school. Please book here
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...
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...
🏆 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
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...
Introductory talk at 6:00pm in the school hall http://www.bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk/sixth-form/prospectus-and-applications/
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...
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,...
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...
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...
As you may be aware, the `News’ has reported that more than 150 schools in England have been identified as having a type of potentially dangerous concrete, with many closing buildings or classrooms to make them safe. We would like to reassure parents, students and the community, that we have not been contacted with any...
We are excited to introduce our new school caterers from September – The Pantry. Click on the above photo for more information on the company and the new menus. More information can be found here - Menu & Details
Sports Day at Bishop's Stopford This whole school event took place on Monday 17th July 2023. Students had been looking forward to this for a long time and were not disappointed with a full range of sporting inter-form activities that everyone took part in. Final standings and bonus behavior points were added throughout the day...
July, 2023 Dear Parents /Carers, As we approach the end of another academic year, I would like to thank you all once again for your continued support. Events We have had some wonderful community events this year. We cherish all opportunities to bring our community together, along with our own staff and students. We have...
Dear Parents/Carers We have been informed by the NEU Trade Union that there will be strike action by their teacher members on Wednesday, 5th and Friday, 7th July, 2023. The dispute is with the Secretary of State for Education with regards to the NEU’s view that there has been a ‘Failure to provide a fully...
I am delighted to announce that students from Bishop Stopford's are in the final of Rudolph Walker Inter School Drama Awards at the Shaw Theatre on the 9th July 2023 at 3pm. It would be wonderful to have many supporters there as we aim to not only show a powerful piece written by the students...
