Community school · Hertfordshire

Bedwell Primary School

4–11Ages
295Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117200URN

Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, SG1 1NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

72 applications for 35 places · 240th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

72 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.6; 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	35	72	2.1	35	1.00
Sep 2025	31	76	2.5	28	0.90
Sep 2024	33	85	2.6	27	0.82
Sep 2023	22	84	3.8	17	0.77
Sep 2022	24	55	2.3	15	0.63
Sep 2021	30	71	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2020	27	81	3.0	20	0.74
Sep 2019	20	73	3.7	20	1.00
Sep 2018	22	84	3.8	17	0.77
Sep 2017	27	82	3.0	24	0.89
Sep 2016	34	96	2.8	29	0.85
Sep 2015	38	88	2.3	31	0.82
Sep 2014	37	97	2.6	25	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 62% · Maths 71% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%245th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	55%	5%	103	103
2023/24	61%	0%	105	104
2022/23	51%	4%	104	102

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

Bedwell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Broom Barns Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Fairlands Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ashtree Primary Academy
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place

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: 117200 · 919/2188
Capacity: 360 pupils · 295 on roll
Free school meals: 39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, SG1 1NJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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