Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School

About Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School

Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School in Stevenage was rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in November 2022, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection in 2012. The school’s strongest academic metric comes from its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year: 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well above the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64% for primary schools, and it places Trotts Hill first among 19 primary schools in the Stevenage area. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 9% of all primary schools on this measure. In terms of higher attainment, 18% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, while individual subject scores were notably strong: average scaled scores of 108 in both reading and maths, and 89% of pupils reaching the expected standard in both reading and writing.

Digging deeper into the breakdown, the school’s maths performance is particularly solid: 86% of pupils met the expected standard and 39% achieved the higher standard. In reading, 89% met the expected level and 36% reached the higher threshold, while writing saw identical figures of 89% and 36% respectively. The school’s overall ranking score of 82 places it 34th out of 401 primary schools across Hertfordshire, putting it in the top 10% of the county. Ofsted’s leadership and management was also judged Good, and the school has maintained a Good overall effectiveness rating across both its 2012 graded inspection and the 2022 ungraded visit. There is no data available on pupil progress scores, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment outcomes are clearly well above local and national averages.

Trotts Hill is a mixed, state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a nursery on site. The school has 236 pupils against a capacity of 241, and 10.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. It was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 109 applications for 29 places, with 39 first-preference applications and an oversubscription ratio of 3.76. Facilities include playing fields, a forest school, a dining hall, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, cricket, rounders, cross country, netball and dance, while clubs range from eco club and chess to science club, gardening and choir. The school supports pupils with a range of special educational needs, including specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. This is a school that suits families prioritising strong academic outcomes in a well-subscribed local setting with good outdoor and enrichment provision.

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