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Featherstone Wood Primary School

Community school · Stevenage · SG2 9PP

Ages 3–11 · 222 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

30%

Overall absence

6.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-18

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)30%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
175

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

222 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
222
Boys / girls
110 / 112
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
222 / 240 (93%)
Free school meals
34.8%
FSM pupils
73
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Teresa Skeggs

Location

Address
Featherston Road
Postcode
SG2 9PP
Town
Stevenage
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Stevenage
Constituency
Stevenage
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
8 on roll / 12 capacity

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 3–11, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 222 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 34.8%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Stevenage
42
Primary schools in Stevenage
29
Academies among open schools in Stevenage
26% (11)
Open schools in SG2
22
Primary in SG2
14
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 SG2

  • Ashtree Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9JQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    0.3 miles away

  • Peartree Spring Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Stevenage · SG2 9GG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.8%

    0.4 miles away

  • Longmeadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8LT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.9%

    0.7 miles away

  • Shephalbury Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8AX · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.3%

    0.8 miles away

  • Camps Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 0LT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.8%

    1.0 miles away

  • Roebuck Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8RG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.2%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Teresa Skeggs
Telephone
01438235550
Website
www.featherstonewood.herts.sch.uk

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