Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 every applicant was offered a Reception place; there were 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers.
The school had 46 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 9 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 19.6.
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils are eligible, compared with a middle figure of 17.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: School Lane, Ardeley, Stevenage, SG2 7AJ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 46 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 21 September 2022

Strengths

“Pupils love their school because they learn well, play happily and feel safe.”
“Pupils know that their teachers care about them.”
“Pupils’ welfare is at the forefront of every adult’s mind.”

To improve

“At times, in some areas of the curriculum, pupils are not given the opportunity to apply their knowledge independently.”
“This prevents pupils from learning to use their knowledge in new and novel contexts.”
“However, some reporting systems in school are not always rigorous enough to provide precise information about how well staff are implementing some school policies.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Walkern Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Benington Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Martins Wood Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Round Diamond Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Lodge Farm Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Camps Hill Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Weston Primary & Nursery School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published