Education in Stevenage
DistrictThe south west of the East of England. 92,081 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 26 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Stevenage, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Stevenage had 37 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyStevenage had 37 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Stevenage. The map shows each one.
Schools in Stevenage
Stevenage has 37 open schools: 1 nursery, 24 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 2
- Good
- 12
- Requires improvement
- 1
- Inadequate
- 0
15 of the 36 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2021 and July 2024.
6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Stevenage
2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School (July 2024), Stevenage Education Support Centre (May 2024).
Nursery (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peartree Way Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 98 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
Primary (24)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Hill Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 347 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met KS2 standard |
| Ashtree Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 209 | Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | |
| Bedwell Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 295 | Good (overall), March 2022 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| Broom Barns Primary School | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 222 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 41% met KS2 standard |
| Camps Hill Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 462 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| Fairlands Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 655 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 57% met KS2 standard |
| Featherstone Wood Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 222 | Good (overall), October 2022 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| Giles Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 346 | Good (overall), February 2023 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 295 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 386 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 37% met KS2 standard |
| Longmeadow Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 201 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 32% met KS2 standard |
| Martins Wood Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 532 | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met KS2 standard |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | Community school | 3 to 11 | 226 | School remains Good, July 2022 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 626 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 68% met KS2 standard |
| Roebuck Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 452 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met KS2 standard |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 433 | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 228 | Good (overall), October 2022 | 32% met KS2 standard |
| St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | ||
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 186 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 31% met KS2 standard |
| The Giles Infant and Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 325 | Good (overall), February 2023 | |
| The Leys Primary and Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 406 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 236 | School remains Good, November 2022 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 207 | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | |
| Woolenwick Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 232 | Good (overall), December 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
Secondary (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,044 | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8: 48.0 |
| Barnwell School | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 1,270 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 38.7 |
| Marriotts School | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,415 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.8 |
| The Nobel School | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 1,475 | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8: 49.0 |
| The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,620 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | Attainment 8: 55.7 |
| The Thomas Alleyne Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 970 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8: 44.9 |
Special (4)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenside School | Community special school | 2 to 19 | 197 | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Larwood School | Academy special converter | 5 to 11 | 151 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Lonsdale School | Community special school | 3 to 18 | 128 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| The Valley School | Community special school | 11 to 16 | 193 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hertfordshire College | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage Education Support Centre | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 2 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.