St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold
Academy converter primary school in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
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Reading expected
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Maths expected
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Writing expected
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Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.2
▲ 4.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.5%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
297 / 300 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first52 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Roecroft Lower School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roecroft Lower SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 359 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Pix Brook AcademyFree schools | 0.5 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,011 | Good, 2024 |
| Etonbury AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,158 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 165 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 138 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Stonehill SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 220 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 479 | Good, 2024 |
| Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 249 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Wilbury Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 2.4 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2024 |
| Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity | 2.4 mi | Primary | 409 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| The Knights Templar SchoolAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Secondary | 1,375 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Icknield Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 206 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Good |
| Brandles SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 2.6 mi | Special | 71 | Good, 2024 |
| Hillshott Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 202 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Mary's Infants' SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.7 mi | Primary | 82 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's Junior Mixed SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.7 mi | Primary | 174 | Good, 2022 |
| Weston Way Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 2.8 mi | Nursery | 80 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Pixmore Junior SchoolCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 231 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Henlow Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Secondary | 599 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| St John Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Primary | 161 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation | 3.0 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Fearnhill SchoolFoundation | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 597 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Woolgrove School, Special Needs AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.0 mi | Special | 125 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| St Francis CollegeOther independent | 3.0 mi | Independent | 264 | - |
| Garden City AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.1 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2023 |
| St Christopher SchoolOther independent | 3.3 mi | Independent | 492 | - |
| Ashwell Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 229 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| The Highfield SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Secondary | 937 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| North Herts Education Support CentrePupil referral unit | 3.4 mi | Alternative provision | 4 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Langford Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.6 mi | Primary | 295 | Good, 2024 |
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Lordship Farm Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 447 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Ickleford Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.8 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Highover Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 433 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Samuel Whitbread AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017) |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2022 |
| Purwell Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 129 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| The Priory SchoolFoundation | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 1,221 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Dunton CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.7 mi | Primary | 66 | Good, 2023 |
| Biggleswade AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 839 | Good, 2024 |
| York Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.8 mi | Nursery | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2013) |
| Weston Primary & Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.8 mi | Primary | 104 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinVoluntary aided | 4.9 mi | Primary | 234 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 5.0 mi | Primary | 234 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| William Ransom Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 419 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Mary Exton Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 146 | Good, 2022 |
| Stratton SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Secondary | 917 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income8
Employment8
Education and skills8
Health9
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment9
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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