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Martins Wood Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Stevenage · SG1 5RT

Ages 2–11 · 532 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-12-02

Category of concern

SWK

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)46%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
506

Absence trend

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
111
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
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 fill68%

532 pupils · 780 places

Pupils on roll
532
Boys / girls
261 / 271
School capacity
780
Capacity fill
532 / 780 (68%)
Free school meals
17.7%
FSM pupils
90
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
IVY LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Ivy Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Zoe Philips

Location

Address
Mildmay Road
Postcode
SG1 5RT
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 532 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 17.7%.

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

  • Giles Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 4JQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM22.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • 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

    0.6 miles away

  • The Leys Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 4QZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.1%
    • Demand0.89

    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

    0.7 miles away

  • Round Diamond Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 6NH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM5.3%
    • Demand1.38

    0.7 miles away

  • Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 5JD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.34

    0.7 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

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Zoe Philips
Telephone
01438222602
Website
https://www.martinswood.herts.sch.uk/

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