Roecroft Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–9 · Hitchin, Central Bedfordshire
Roecroft Lower School is a primary school in Hitchin, Central Bedfordshire for ages 5–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Buttercup Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4PF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 359 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is a warm and friendly school.”
- “They are courteous and considerate of one another.”
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning.”
To improve
- “However, on a few occasions, checks are not consistently used to inform future learning and correct gaps or misconceptions in pupils’ understanding.”
- “When this happens, some gaps persist and pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 75 first-preference applications, 81 offers in total, 75 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Fairfield Park Lower School 1.2 mi Good
- Gothic Mede Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Raynsford Church of England Academy 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- Derwent Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good
- Clifton All Saints Academy 3.6 mi Good
- Langford Village Academy 3.8 mi Good
- Stondon Lower School 4.0 mi School remains Good