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Longmeadow Primary School

Community school · Stevenage · SG2 8LT

Ages 3–11 · 201 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-13

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)43%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.1%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
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 fill100%

201 pupils · 200 places

Pupils on roll
201
Boys / girls
91 / 110
School capacity
200
Capacity fill
201 / 200 (100%)
Free school meals
35.1%
FSM pupils
68
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
Mr James Berry

Location

Address
Oaks Cross, Broadwater
Postcode
SG2 8LT
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 3–11, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 201 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 35.1%.

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

  • Shephalbury Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8AX · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM24.0%
    • Demand1.13

    0.1 miles away

  • Peartree Spring Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9GG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand1.11

    0.6 miles away

  • Roebuck Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8RG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Featherstone Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9PP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM34.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.7 miles away

  • Ashtree Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9JQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM26.5%

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Berry
Telephone
01438351087
Website
www.longmeadow.herts.sch.uk/

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