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Stevenage Education Support Centre

Pupil referral unit · Stevenage · SG2 9HQ

Ages 11–16 · 2 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-05-14

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill17%

2 pupils · 12 places

Pupils on roll
2
Boys / girls
1 / 1
School capacity
12
Capacity fill
2 / 12 (17%)
Free school meals
50%
FSM pupils
1
Gender
Mixed
School type
Pupil referral unit

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Pupil referral unit
Headteacher
Mr James Anderson

Location

Address
Collenswood Road
Postcode
SG2 9HQ
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 pupil referral unit, Ages 11–16, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 2 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 50%.

Open schools in Stevenage
42
Academies among open schools in Stevenage
26% (11)
Open schools in SG2
22
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591

Nearby 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

  • Camps Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 0LT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.8%

    0.0 miles away

  • Lodge Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 0HP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.6%

    0.2 miles away

  • The Nobel School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Stevenage · SG2 0HS · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att851.2
    • P80.4
    • Absence7.6%

    0.3 miles away

  • Marriotts School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Secondary

    Stevenage · SG2 8UT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att839.6
    • P8-0.4
    • Absence9.9%

    0.4 miles away

  • Lonsdale School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community special school

    Stevenage · SG2 8UT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–18

    • KS20%
    • Absence15.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Bedwell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 1NJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence6.5%

    0.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Anderson
Telephone
01438369119
Website
http://www.stevenage-esc.herts.sch.uk

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