Community school · Hertfordshire

Featherstone Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
222Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131505URN

Featherston Road, Stevenage, SG2 9PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

78 applications for 28 places · 114th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 18 October 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.1; 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	28	78	2.8	26	0.93
Sep 2025	28	79	2.8	25	0.89
Sep 2024	27	63	2.3	23	0.85
Sep 2023	18	46	2.6	16	0.89
Sep 2022	20	47	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2021	12	40	3.3	10	0.83
Sep 2020	17	50	2.9	17	1.00
Sep 2019	30	70	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2018	23	57	2.5	20	0.87
Sep 2017	22	55	2.5	20	0.91
Sep 2016	28	82	2.9	22	0.79
Sep 2015	27	56	2.1	25	0.93
Sep 2014	20	51	2.6	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 64% · Maths 77% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%177th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	64%	0%	104	104
2023/24	61%	0%	103	101
2022/23	30%	0%	101	99

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

Featherstone Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
Peartree Spring Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Shephalbury Park Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Roebuck Academy
1.6 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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131505 · 919/2005
Capacity: 240 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals: 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1998
Address: Featherston Road, Stevenage, SG2 9PP
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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