The Leys Primary and Nursery School in Stevenage

The Leys Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ
Website:	www.leys.herts.sch.uk
Telephone:	01438314148
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Davinder Khangura
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	117364

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	520
Number of Pupils:	446
Number of Boys:	228
Number of Girls:	218

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.2%	4%
Persistent absence:	7.4%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0

Writing

Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.1

Maths

Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	71%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	23%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Leys Primary and Nursery School Ripon Road , SG1 4QZ	3out of 4	0 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Round Diamond Primary School Whitehorse Lane , Great Ashby Way SG1 6NH	4out of 4	640 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Giles Junior School Durham Road , SG1 4JQ	3out of 4	656 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Giles Infant and Nursery School Durham Road , SG1 4JQ	3out of 4	656 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Martins Wood Primary School Mildmay Road , SG1 5RT	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Nobel School Mobbsbury Way , SG2 0HS	3out of 4	2,073 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Academy Walkern Road , SG1 3RB	2out of 4	2,173 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Thomas Alleyne Academy High Street , SG1 3BE	3out of 4	2,489 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Hitchin Road , SG1 4AE	3out of 4	2,638 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marriotts School Brittain Way , SG2 8UT	3out of 4	2,827 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Larwood School Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ	3out of 4	2,009 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stevenage Education Support Centre Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ	3out of 4	2,493 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lonsdale School Brittain Way , SG2 8UT	3out of 4	2,829 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

The Leys Primary and Nursery SchoolRipon Road, Stevenage