Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
129Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117421URN

School Lane, Aston, Stevenage, SG2 7HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

72 applications for 18 places · 33rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

72 applications · 18 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 12 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	18	72	4.0	29	1.61
Sep 2025	20	73	3.7	26	1.30
Sep 2024	19	46	2.4	16	0.84
Sep 2023	15	51	3.4	14	0.93
Sep 2022	18	67	3.7	31	1.72
Sep 2021	18	77	4.3	36	2.00
Sep 2020	17	80	4.7	23	1.35
Sep 2019	18	81	4.5	23	1.28
Sep 2018	18	69	3.8	41	2.28
Sep 2017	23	82	3.6	26	1.13
Sep 2016	18	82	4.6	28	1.56
Sep 2015	24	70	2.9	29	1.21
Sep 2014	18	64	3.6	24	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 85% · Maths 75% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%81st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	75%	20%	107	104
2023/24	94%	13%	108	108
2022/23	69%	13%	106	104

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

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Featherstone Wood Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ashtree Primary Academy
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
Longmeadow Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Peartree Spring Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Shephalbury Park Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Roebuck Academy
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117421 · 919/3307
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 132 pupils · 129 on roll
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Aston, Stevenage, SG2 7HA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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