Lodge Farm Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Stevenage, East of England, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 386 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 435.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (29 Apr 2025). 37% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 24 first-preference applications and 28 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 29 Apr 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
Published 17 Jun 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 28 |
| First-preference applications | 24 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 85 |
| First-preference offers | 24 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 37% | 0% | — |
| Reading | 75% | 20% | 106 |
| Writing | 40% | 0% | — |
| Maths | 68% | 17% | 103 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
20.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.45% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.15% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 69.2% |
| White other | 9.5% |
| Mixed | 7.8% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| Black | 7.3% |
| Other | 1.3% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
66% would recommend this school
91 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 88% |
| Feels safe | 84% |
| Well behaved pupils | 65% |
| Bullying dealt with | 21% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 70% |
| Concerns dealt with | 56% |
| SEND support | 58% |
| High expectations | 67% |
| Child does well | 76% |
| Progress updates | 78% |
| Subject range | 84% |
| Clubs & activities | 79% |
| Personal development | 66% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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