Round Diamond Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.51 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.46

0.37

0.31

0.52

0.28

0.51

0.57

0.51

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Round Diamond Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Round Diamond 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	0.51 mi
Reception 2025	0.57 mi
Reception 2024	0.51 mi
Reception 2023	0.28 mi
Reception 2022	0.52 mi
Reception 2021	0.31 mi
Reception 2020	0.37 mi
Reception 2019	0.46 mi
Reception 2018	0.33 mi
Reception 2017	0.35 mi
Reception 2016	0.29 mi
Reception 2015	0.27 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2026 the last Reception place offered to children for whom it is the nearest school went to one living 0.51 miles away.
The 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2015, after sharp swings, the biggest from 2023 to 2024.
Reception 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families and 13 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Whitehorse Lane, Great Ashby Way, Stevenage, SG1 6NH
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 436 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are polite, friendly and confident.”
“The values of responsible, determined and successful underpin everything pupils do.”
“These sessions highlight how pupils can show these values in their daily school life, which they do.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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)	79%	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: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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.

The Leys Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Giles Junior School 0.7 mi Good
The Giles Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Martins Wood Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Almond Hill Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
Lodge Farm Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published