The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Primary schoolThe Leys Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Stevenage, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 406 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at The Leys Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Round Diamond Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Giles Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- The Giles Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023600 m
- Martins Wood Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Almond Hill Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Stevenage
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).