Lodge Farm Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.49 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Lodge Farm Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Lodge Farm 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 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.50 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception offer in 2026 went to a child living 0.49 miles away, under one of its admission criteria, nearer than in 2025.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 6 schools, this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest.
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
- Mobbsbury Way, Chells, Stevenage, SG2 0HP
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 386 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils proudly share what makes them happy at school, speaking confidently about the school’s values and behaviour.”
- “Strong relationships with staff provide pupils with reassurance and support.”
- “Pupils learn about which trusted adults they can turn to whenever they need someone to talk to.”
To improve
- “Most staff have high expectations for what pupils should achieve, but this is not consistent across the school.”
- “The quality of pupils’ learning varies too much across the school.”
- “This limits their progress through the curriculum and they do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 37% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 24 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.
- Camps Hill Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bedwell Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Martins Wood Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashtree Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Giles Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
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