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The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Ripon Road, Stevenage SG1 4QZ · leys.herts.sch.uk · 01438 314148
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.60 mi
- 2.58 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 406
- 85% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.1%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- 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 1.60 mi (2.58 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 57 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 | 57 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 29 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 31 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.60 mi2.58 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (40 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (45 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (53 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
The Leys Primary and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 74
- 18% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (31%) with SEND