The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ
406 pupils · 85% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 27.1%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 54 | 121 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 29 | 88 | 33 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 38 | 31 | 103 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 44 | 127 | 55 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 48 | 121 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 35 | 107 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 37 | 125 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 40 | 96 | 42 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Round Diamond Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Giles Junior School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Martins Wood Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Almond Hill Junior School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.