Community school · Hertfordshire

Shephalbury Park Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135084URN

Burydale, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8AX · 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

3.0per place

0.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

82 applications for 27 places · 86th of 314 in Hertfordshire

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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

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

2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.8; 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	27	82	3.0	26	0.96
Sep 2025	28	87	3.1	32	1.14
Sep 2024	30	105	3.5	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	101	3.4	39	1.30
Sep 2022	30	108	3.6	34	1.13
Sep 2021	30	112	3.7	39	1.30
Sep 2020	30	101	3.4	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	94	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	117	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	103	3.4	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	122	4.1	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	114	3.8	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 32% · Maths 52% → 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 standard72%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard32%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	32%	0%	106	101
2023/24	30%	3%	105	100
2022/23	50%	3%	103	101

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

Shephalbury Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Longmeadow Primary School
0.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Roebuck Academy
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Peartree Spring Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024
Featherstone Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

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

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 75%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: 135084 · 919/3984
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: Burydale, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8AX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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