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Lordship Farm Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Fouracres, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3UF · lordshipfarm.herts.sch.uk · 01462 620550
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.73 mi
- 1.17 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 447
- 99% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- 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 0.73 mi (1.17 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.04 mi (1.67 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 75% 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 | 60 | 80 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.73 mi1.17 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.04 mi1.67 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.91 mi1.46 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.77 mi2.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lordship Farm Primary School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 153
- 35% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (16%) with SEND