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EnglandEast of EnglandStevenageSG1 4QZThe Leys Primary and Nursery School
Primary

The Leys Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Stevenage · Stevenage · SG1 4QZ www.leys.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
407
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Leys Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-9pp
71%61%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
13%
+4pp
23%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
32%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%13%68%40%75%32%72%19%83%70%105.0103.0104.027%407
2023/2467%9%82%30%74%16%75%28%84%75%106.0105.0105.025%413
2022/2351%3%69%40%54%7%70%24%67%73%105.0103.0104.0-0.60-3.60-0.7027%438
2018/1971%23%77%33%77%35%77%41%85%74%105.0106.0106.0-1.60-0.30-1.1020%478
2017/1864%12%80%30%74%12%71%32%88%68%105.0104.0104.0-0.10-2.30-0.8019%501
2016/1767%12%80%39%80%25%82%27%84%88%106.0105.0106.0+1.90+1.00+0.5016%514

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540720.827%27%27%4%10%
2023/2441319.625%24%26%5%13%
2022/2343821.227%21%29%5%12%
2021/2243318.221%19%30%7%19%
2020/2144619.420%18%28%
2018/1947817.120%16%28%4%7%
2017/1850116.319%17%27%4%10%
2016/1751417.016%18%27%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.