Roebuck Academy
St Margarets, Stevenage, SG2 8RG
452 pupils · 108% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. 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 | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 43 | 93 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 51 | 109 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 54 | 127 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 57 | 133 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 60 | 136 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 60 | 151 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 51 | 125 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 51 | 122 | 55 |
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
- St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Shephalbury Park Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Peartree Spring Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Longmeadow Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broom Barns Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.