Community school · Hertfordshire

The Leys Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
406Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117364URN

Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 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

121 applications for 57 places · 224th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 5 March 2024Ofsted'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)

121 applications · 57 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 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	57	121	2.1	54	0.95
Sep 2025	35	88	2.5	29	0.83
Sep 2024	38	103	2.7	31	0.82
Sep 2023	57	127	2.2	44	0.77
Sep 2022	50	121	2.4	48	0.96
Sep 2021	45	107	2.4	35	0.78
Sep 2020	50	125	2.5	37	0.74
Sep 2019	43	96	2.2	40	0.93
Sep 2018	49	113	2.3	43	0.88
Sep 2017	58	108	1.9	47	0.81
Sep 2016	73	133	1.8	64	0.88
Sep 2015	61	115	1.9	50	0.82
Sep 2014	66	102	1.6	44	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 72% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%225th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	58%	13%	105	103
2023/24	67%	9%	106	105
2022/23	51%	3%	105	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

The Leys Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Round Diamond Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Giles Junior School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
The Giles Infant and Nursery School
0.6 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
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Almond Hill Junior School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

70%met the SATs standard
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%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: 117364 · 919/2465
Capacity: 480 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 27.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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