Lordship Farm Primary School, Letchworth Garden City
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Lordship Farm Primary School excels at creating a welcoming, safe environment where every child is supported to succeed. Teachers provide high-quality, ambitious teaching that helps children become confident readers, writers and mathematicians. The school goes above and beyond with inclusive practices that ensure disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs receive targeted support to thrive alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance rates well above national averages with strong systems to support families
- Ambitious, well-organised curriculum that builds strong foundations in reading, writing and maths
- Highly inclusive approach that supports disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs to access the same quality teaching
- Strong behaviour and respectful school culture where learning is rarely disrupted
- Highly effective pastoral support and personal development programmes that help pupils become confident and resilient
Areas for Improvement
- Early years teaching needs to adapt more quickly when children hesitate or lose focus to maintain pace of progress
- Published results in writing do not yet fully reflect recent improvements leaders have made
- Some children in Reception need more support to reach expected outcomes in phonics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports leadership roles for older pupils, community projects including charity events and food collections, work with local groups
Lordship Farm Primary School is a well-led primary school that provides an ambitious curriculum and creates a safe, inclusive environment where pupils thrive. The school excels in attendance, behaviour, teaching quality and supporting all learners to achieve well.
At a Glance
8.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 84%. Maths has declined from 86% to 78%. Writing has remained stable at around 74%.
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
447 pupils
450 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Letchworth Garden City
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Letchworth Garden City
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
14,951
Applications
12,834
Got 1st preference
88.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.57594%
Overall absence
5.21978%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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