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Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Webb Rise, Stevenage SG1 5PA · mossbury.herts.sch.uk · 01438 222300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.87 mi
- 1.40 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 226
- 94% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.87 mi (1.40 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.41 mi (667 m). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 36 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.87 mi1.40 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.41 mi0.67 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.12 mi3.41 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 44
- 17% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied