Community school · Hertfordshire

Walkern Primary School

4–11Ages
154Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117154URN

High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

64 applications for 25 places · 154th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 25 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
25 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

64 applications · 25 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	64	2.6	23	0.92
Sep 2025	25	57	2.3	27	1.08
Sep 2024	23	50	2.2	21	0.91
Sep 2023	25	52	2.1	26	1.04
Sep 2022	25	50	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2021	13	33	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2020	21	40	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2019	23	56	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2018	20	64	3.2	15	0.75
Sep 2017	25	67	2.7	27	1.08
Sep 2016	25	74	3.0	34	1.36
Sep 2015	25	68	2.7	23	0.92
Sep 2014	24	69	2.9	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%52nd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	14%	109	111
2023/24	77%	8%	109	107
2022/23	30%	0%	101	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Walkern Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Benington Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

4.0applications per place
Lodge Farm Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Martins Wood Primary School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Serious weaknesses 2025

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ashtree Primary Academy
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Round Diamond Primary School
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117154 · 919/2114
Capacity: 210 pupils · 154 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NS
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources