Featherstone Wood Primary School

About Featherstone Wood Primary School

Featherstone Wood Primary School is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, for children aged 3 to 11. It sits within a competitive local landscape: among the 19 primary schools in Stevenage, it ranks 7th by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That places it ahead of many local peers, though the top performers in the wider Hertfordshire area include Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harvey Road Primary School and The Russell School, all of which achieved the highest possible ranking score. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2022, rated it Good across all categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development and early years provision. This marked a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2019, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall. With 204 pupils on roll against a capacity of 240, the school is not yet full, but demand is strong.

Academically, Featherstone Wood performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, just below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64%. Reading was a relative strength: pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103, and 36% reached the higher standard, compared with just 4% in maths and writing. The maths average score was 101, with 68% meeting expectations. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom half of all primaries on this metric, but within the East of England it sits around the median, at the 49th percentile. The school does not have a sixth form, and its nursery provision means children can join from age three. There is no religious character, and the headteacher is Teresa Skeggs.

The school offers a practical range of facilities, including an outdoor playground, playing fields, a forest school area, an ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision includes swimming, netball, gymnastics and rounders, and there are clubs for coding, book club and film club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admission data for 2025/26 shows the school is oversubscribed: 79 applications were received for 28 places, with 24 first-preference offers made from 25 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.82. This suggests a school that is popular locally, particularly among families who value its improved Ofsted rating and its broad, practical approach to learning and development.

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