Community school · Hertfordshire

Longmeadow Primary School

3–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135083URN

Oaks Cross, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 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

2.8per place

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

34 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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)

34 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

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

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 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	12	34	2.8	12	1.00
Sep 2025	26	44	1.7	21	0.81
Sep 2024	18	40	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2023	29	50	1.7	22	0.76
Sep 2022	38	79	2.1	29	0.76
Sep 2021	28	60	2.1	21	0.75
Sep 2020	31	69	2.2	28	0.90
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2018	34	64	1.9	34	1.00
Sep 2017	54	98	1.8	47	0.87
Sep 2016	44	79	1.8	42	0.95
Sep 2015	60	99	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2014	51	98	1.9	45	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 50% · Maths 36% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%318th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard36%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	32%	5%	102	99
2023/24	43%	3%	101	98
2022/23	50%	16%	102	100

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

Longmeadow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2022

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Peartree Spring Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Roebuck Academy
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Featherstone Wood Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024
Ashtree Primary Academy
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 31%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: 135083 · 919/3983
Capacity: 200 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: Oaks Cross, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8LT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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