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Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

East Hertfordshire, SG2 7AJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
5 1st-choice / 6 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a small state primary in Hertfordshire, one of 401 similar schools in the local authority. It sits in the village of Ardeley in East Hertfordshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good across all five categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. That rating places it in the majority of Hertfordshire primaries — the LA has 45 schools rated Outstanding, meaning Good is a solid and common benchmark here. Among its local peers, the school is not ranked among the very top scorers; schools like Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary and Harvey Road Primary both achieve a perfect ranking score of 100, while The Russell School scores 97. Ardeley St Lawrence is a Church of England school with a nursery provision for children from age three, and headteacher Barbara Young leads a very small roll of just 45 pupils against a capacity of 90, giving it an intimate, village-school feel.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Lane, Stevenage, East Hertfordshire, SG2 7AJ
HeadteacherBarbara Young
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils45
Free School Meals (FSM)26.7%
School Capacity45 / 90 (50% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Nov 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

08:00-08:50

After-school care

15:20-16:30

Source: ardeley.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.