Shephalbury Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.46 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Shephalbury Park Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Shephalbury Park 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 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.49 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There are 24.4 pupils per teacher and 23.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, against middle figures of 17.8 and 19.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place, among children whose nearest school it was, lived 0.46 miles away; the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 12 years.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 32% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
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
- Burydale, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8AX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 228 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “Shephalbury Park is a motivating, calm and friendly place for pupils to learn in.”
- “There is a culture of learners at this school.”
- “Pupils take risks in their learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, pupils do not have enough opportunities to practise and apply what they have been taught.”
- “As a result, pupils are less secure with some skills and knowledge needed for later learning in these subjects.”
- “In the early years, adults sometimes plan activities that do not focus precisely enough on what they want children to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2022 (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) | 32% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.
- Longmeadow Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roebuck Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Peartree Spring Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Featherstone Wood Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashtree Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
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