A co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 3 to 18, Bishop’s Stortford College offers the whole package: breadth of opportunity, depth of academic enquiry, and quality of human values and skills. In a busy and highly successful community, every child’s personal journey of discovery begins the moment they join the College.

Excellent teaching, balanced with personal growth, strong values, and qualities of decency and kindness is what Bishop’s Stortford College strives to deliver.

Bishop’s Stortford College does not look like most schools of its type – it is the modern face of independent education.

We promote academic excellence, equipping pupils with the skills and character necessary for future success, whilst emphasising value-added education, scholarship, strong character-forming values, and community, ensuring that every pupil develops confidence and a sense of belonging. 

Academic qualifications are a prime focus for us, yet we know that qualifications alone will not suffice for a life fully lived. Human qualities and values are also a large part of the ticket to success. We offer a world-class education where every pupil is encouraged to develop the core values of belonging, scholarship and character. Together, qualifications and qualities are what an education for today and tomorrow must deliver.

From whatever age your child joins us, life will be busy. They will be doing lots of different things, but even more importantly, your child will quickly find things they enjoy and become good at. From fencing to cookery, and street dance to photography, new passions wait to be discovered with our extensive activities programme.

When they leave us, they will be well prepared for life beyond school, with a combination of abilities, some social, some academic and with choices – choices as to where to direct their efforts and enthusiasm.

Founded on the principles of excellence and positivity, we take great pride in our sporting heritage, simultaneously promoting a lifelong love of exercise among all pupils while developing elite athletes competing at the highest level., Your child will enjoy our core sports including hockey, tennis, cricket, and swimming, in superb facilities with expert coaching. Whether playing competitively or simply for pleasure, they will develop an understanding of, and love for, sport, health, and fitness.

We recognise the world your child will be entering and the skills they need. Learning to collaborate, to be a team player, to become friends with diverse, different people, takes place in our Houses.. The diversity of backgrounds and nationalities ensures horizons are expanded and everyone learns together and from each other.

Here there is a togetherness where none of us is as important as all of us.