Lodge Farm Primary School, Stevenage
Lodge Farm Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stevenage. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 23 schools in Stevenage with published results, and 9,801st of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Lodge Farm Primary School in detail
Lodge Farm Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a great privilege to serve as the Headteacher of Lodge Farm Primary School, a vibrant and inclusive community where we believe every child has the potential to achieve extraordinary things. Our vision is simple yet ambitious: to prepare our children for great futures by challenging and inspiring them to become empowered, lifelong learners."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
On phones, the school says: "Contact Details Lodge Farm Primary School Mobbsbury Way Stevenage Hertfordshire SG2 0HR Phone: 01438 236600 Email: [email protected] ' style="width: 450px; height: 400px;"> You have not allowed cookies and this content may contain cookies."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Lodge Farm Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Lodge Farm Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Lodge Farm Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Lodge Farm Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lodge Farm Primary School are Camps Hill Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 59% maths); Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths); Bedwell Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); and Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles).
Lodge Farm Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Camps Hill Primary SchoolMoss Bury Primary School and NurseryBedwell Primary SchoolSaint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
What parents say
91 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lodge Farm Primary School (as of September 2025): 66% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stevenage Railway Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nobel School (near), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lodge Farm Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 216 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lodge Farm Primary School issued 31 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lodge Farm Primary School are The Nobel School (0.1 miles), Marriotts School (0.5 miles) and Barnwell School (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Lodge Farm Primary School creates a caring, supportive environment where children feel happy and behave well. The school excels in teaching reading using a structured phonics approach, and provides excellent early years provision with engaging learning. Pupils benefit from a strong focus on emotional well-being and character development, leaving the school as well-rounded individuals ready to contribute positively to society.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave well, enjoy school, and attend regularly with strong relationships with staff
- Early years provision is good with engaging learning environments that build children's skills effectively
- Reading is taught very well through a highly structured phonics programme with skilled staff and tailored support for struggling readers
- Strong focus on emotional well-being with calm corners in classrooms and effective calming techniques taught to pupils
- Broad and engaging curriculum with enrichment clubs, charity projects and cultural events that help pupils become well-rounded individuals
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality and subject knowledge is inconsistent across the school, meaning some pupils receive better support than others
- Teachers do not use assessment effectively in most subjects to identify gaps in knowledge and adapt teaching accordingly
- Some pupils with SEND have not had their needs identified early enough, and do not achieve as well as they could across all subjects
- Staff have not all developed the teaching methods promoted by the school consistently or effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Enrichment clubs, charity projects, cultural events
Lodge Farm Primary School requires improvement overall, though behaviour, attitudes, and early years provision are good. The school has undergone leadership changes but now has stable management and is in the early stages of implementing improvement plans.
At a Glance
17.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
91 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 52% to 40% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.9
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
27.4
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lodge Farm Primary School
Term dates
Lodge Farm Primary School is a foundation school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lodge Farm Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lodge Farm Primary School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
380 pupils
420 places
40 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stevenage
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stevenage
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
61
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
386
Total Pupils
193
Boys
193
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,762
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,160
Per pupil
£2204k
Total funding
£112k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
10.1%
Persistent absence
357
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lodge Farm Primary School
Questions parents ask about Lodge Farm Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lodge Farm Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lodge Farm Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Lodge Farm Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lodge Farm Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Lodge Farm Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lodge Farm Primary School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lodge Farm Primary School?
Lodge Farm Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Lodge Farm Primary School?
Classes at Lodge Farm Primary School average 23.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lodge Farm Primary School?
Lodge Farm Primary School has around 386 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lodge Farm Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Lodge Farm Primary School in 2024/25. 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lodge Farm Primary School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lodge Farm Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Lodge Farm Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lodge Farm Primary School?
Lodge Farm Primary School is at Mobbsbury Way, Chells, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)