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Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hertfordshire

Webb Rise, Stevenage, SG1 5PA

Website 01438222300

61

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

72%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

93.5%

16.6% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

226

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

72%

1st preference success rate

26 of 36 families who put it first got an offer

28

Places offered

119

Total applications

4.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3626● 72%
2nd preference370● 0%
3rd preference332● 6%
4th preference130● 0%
Total1192824%

1st preference success by year

85%
2020
100%
2021
83%
2022
100%
2023
96%
2024
72%
2025

Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 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

1.40 km

Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"

112 applications · 30 places · 30 offered

Medical/Social1
Siblings10
Nearest School4
Not Nearest School13

September 2025 entry

667 m

Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"

122 applications · 30 places · 30 offered

Siblings13
Nearest School11
Not Nearest School4

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

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Callum Newbury
Address
Webb Rise, Stevenage, SG1 5PA
Phone
01438222300
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward / constituency
Martins Wood · Stevenage
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117269

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals26%——
English as additional language14%——
SEN support14%——
53% boys (120)47% girls (106)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

226 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    21 July 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 199 pupils

Attendance

93.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
17%
21/22
21%
22/23
15%
23/24
17%
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 & maths61%——
Higher standard7%——
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 standard69%
+7% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard82%
+7% vs England
Higher standard44%
+11% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard71%
-1% vs England
Greater depth9%
-4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard87%
+13% vs England
Higher standard36%
+10% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

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

Primary results over time

672019642023612024692025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)69%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.