Roebuck Academy

About Roebuck Academy

Roebuck Academy is a popular choice among Stevenage families, with 109 applications for just 56 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.95. Of those applicants, 51 put the school as their first preference, and all of those received an offer. This level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, though the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage in its data. The school is a mixed, state primary for ages 3 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. It is non-religious and has no sixth form. Headteacher Andy Mari leads a school that is currently larger than its official capacity — 452 pupils against a stated capacity of 420 — which is another practical signal of its draw in the area.

Academically, Roebuck Academy holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it earned in its most recent graded inspection in 2015 and confirmed as unchanged in an ungraded inspection in 2021. The inspection gave Good marks for leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64%. The school ranks 10th out of 19 primaries in Stevenage on this measure, placing it in the bottom half nationally at the 68th percentile. Individual subject scores show 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 72% in writing, and 73% in maths. Higher-standard attainment is modest: 7% achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with 12% doing so in reading, 15% in writing, and 17% in maths.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including art studios, a library, an ICT suite, a sensory room, playing fields, a sports hall, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, gymnastics, dance, and athletics, while clubs cover gardening, drama, and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, Roebuck Academy provides for a wide range of SEND categories, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary school is Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, 2.6 km away. Roebuck Academy suits families who value a well-subscribed local school with strong SEND support and a Good Ofsted rating, even if its KS2 outcomes sit below the county average.

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