Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Martins Wood Primary School

2–11Ages
532Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149330URN

Mildmay Road, Stevenage, SG1 5RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

92 applications for 51 places · 281st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 26 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 December 2025
Report card · 7 Expected standard
16 November 2021
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Martins Wood Primary School, URN 117285

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

92 applications · 51 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Martins Wood Primary School (URN 117285), the previous school.

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	51	92	1.8	44	0.86
Sep 2025	53	81	1.5	49	0.92
Sep 2024	56	111	2.0	49	0.88
Sep 2023	53	95	1.8	49	0.92
Sep 2022 *	89	185	2.1	83	0.93
Sep 2021 *	79	152	1.9	60	0.76
Sep 2020 *	80	173	2.2	63	0.79
Sep 2019 *	87	168	1.9	81	0.93
Sep 2018 *	85	179	2.1	75	0.88
Sep 2017 *	73	169	2.3	60	0.82
Sep 2016 *	90	235	2.6	99	1.10
Sep 2015 *	90	216	2.4	99	1.10
Sep 2014 *	90	201	2.2	83	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 69% · Maths 85% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%171st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	65%	7%	106	105
2023/24	46%	0%	104	102
2022/23

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

Martins Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses 2025

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Giles Junior School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
The Giles Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Leys Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Round Diamond Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149330 · 919/2113
Trust: Ivy Learning Trust
Capacity: 780 pupils · 532 on roll
Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2022
Replaced: Martins Wood Primary School (URN 117285)
Address: Mildmay Road, Stevenage, SG1 5RT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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