Ofsted: Good

Larwood School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Pierre van der Merwe

corporate_fareLARWOOD ACADEMY TRUST

location_onStevenage, SG1 5BZ

language Visit Website phone 1438236333

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

5-11

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Larwood School is a Academy special converter school in Stevenage, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Larwood School is an academy special converter in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of LARWOOD ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 117 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%

Reading0% LA 76%

Writing0% LA 70%

Maths0% LA 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 61%

Reading0% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading10% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing21% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths7% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

115

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-13.1

Read

LA 0.3

-15.6 to -10.5

-6.0

Write

LA -0.4

-8.5 to -3.6

-13.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-16.1 to -11.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading19% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing4% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths4% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.6

Read

LA -0.1

-9.1 to -4.0

-3.8

Write

LA -0.5

-6.0 to -1.6

-7.9

Maths

LA -0.5

-10.1 to -5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%

Reading25% LA 78%

Writing6% LA 78%

Maths13% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA 0.1

-7.6 to -1.8

-8

Write

LA -0.5

-10.8 to -5.2

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.4 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2022

Inspection Report

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09 October 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-11-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-01-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-07-12

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 117 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	117	1	0.9%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	101	2	2.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	90	0	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	85	0	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	76	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	66	0	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	75	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	67	0	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	66	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	65	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	59	0	0.0%	3.7%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 74 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 30 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Larwood School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover