Community school · Hertfordshire

Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117269URN

Webb Rise, Stevenage, SG1 5PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

108 applications for 27 places · 33rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

21 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 January 2013
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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

108 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	27	108	4.0	26	0.96
Sep 2025	28	119	4.3	36	1.29
Sep 2024	30	112	3.7	24	0.80
Sep 2023	29	103	3.6	21	0.72
Sep 2022	29	128	4.4	29	1.00
Sep 2021	26	124	4.8	24	0.92
Sep 2020	30	123	4.1	34	1.13
Sep 2019	34	121	3.6	30	0.88
Sep 2018	39	119	3.1	34	0.87
Sep 2017	44	141	3.2	48	1.09
Sep 2016	45	184	4.1	63	1.40
Sep 2015	45	133	3.0	46	1.02
Sep 2014	39	108	2.8	31	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 87% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%133rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	108	108
2023/24	61%	7%	106	108
2022/23	64%	4%	105	105

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

Moss Bury Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Bedwell Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Giles Junior School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
The Giles Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Martins Wood Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Serious weaknesses 2025

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

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117269 · 919/2312
Capacity: 240 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Webb Rise, Stevenage, SG1 5PA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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