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Bedwell Primary School

Community school · Stevenage · SG1 1NJ

Ages 4–11 · 295 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-03-01

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
283

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

27

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

295 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
295
Boys / girls
147 / 148
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
295 / 360 (82%)
Free school meals
39.9%
FSM pupils
112
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Emma Shaw

Location

Address
Bedwell Crescent
Postcode
SG1 1NJ
Town
Stevenage
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Stevenage
Constituency
Stevenage
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 295 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 39.9%.

Open schools in Stevenage
42
Primary schools in Stevenage
29
Academies among open schools in Stevenage
26% (11)
Open schools in SG1
20
Primary in SG1
15
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StevenageNear SG1

  • Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 5PA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand0.80

    0.5 miles away

  • Camps Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 0LT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Lodge Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 0HP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Broom Barns Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 1UE · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM39.7%
    • Demand1.48

    0.6 miles away

  • Fairlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 3JA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM39.2%
    • Demand0.91

    0.8 miles away

  • Ashtree Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9JQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM26.5%

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Emma Shaw
Telephone
01438351198
Website
www.bedwell.herts.sch.uk/

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