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Peartree Spring Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Hertfordshire

Hydean Way, Stevenage, SG2 9GG

Website 01438233900

57

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

81%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.6%

14.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

626

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

630 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

81%

1st preference success rate

83 of 102 families who put it first got an offer

89

Places offered

208

Total applications

2.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference10283● 81%
2nd preference645● 8%
3rd preference321● 3%
4th preference100● 0%
Total2088943%

1st preference success by year

94%
2020
96%
2021
100%
2022
88%
2023
85%
2024
81%
2025

Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Last distance offered

From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.

September 2026 entry

1.42 km

Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"

191 applications · 90 places · 90 offered

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After1
Siblings30
Nearest School26
Not Nearest School30

September 2025 entry

1.04 km

Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"

209 applications · 90 places · 90 offered

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After1
Siblings28
Nearest School30
Not Nearest School30

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Teresa Skeggs
Address
Hydean Way, Stevenage, SG2 9GG
Phone
01438233900
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward / constituency
Shephall · Stevenage
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117206

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support18%——
52% boys (325)48% girls (301)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

626 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    09 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 568 pupils

Attendance

94.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
20%
21/22
16%
22/23
17%
23/24
14%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths57%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard36%
+3% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard74%
+2% vs England
Greater depth8%
-5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard24%
-2% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard76%
+3% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard75%
-7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

612019692023572024682025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1.4 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.