Garden City Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Garden City Academy is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Radburn Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2JZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 215 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 June 2024
Strengths
- “Garden City Academy is a happy school.”
- “Pupils speak proudly of the ‘GCA way’.”
- “They say confidently that, ‘This is the way we do it here.”
To improve
- “In recent times, significant staffing changes interrupted aspects of ongoing improvement planning.”
- “These pupils often make good progress from when they join the school, but sometimes they are less successful in national tests.”
- “This means that, in a few subjects, the curriculum is still developing as the school evaluates what is working well and what needs to continue to improve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (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) | 61% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Pixmore Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lordship Farm Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Junior Mixed School 0.8 mi Good
- St Mary's Infants' School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Roman Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published