Martins Wood Primary School
Mildmay Road, Stevenage, SG1 5RT
532 pupils · 68% of 780 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 26 January 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 44 | 92 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 49 | 81 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 49 | 111 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 49 | 95 | 53 |
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
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Giles Junior School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lodge Farm Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Round Diamond Primary School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.