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Roebuck Academy

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

personMr Andy Mari

corporate_fareTHE HART SCHOOLS TRUST LTD

location_onStevenage, SG2 8RG

language Visit Website phone 1438311937

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

458

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Roebuck Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Stevenage, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Roebuck Academy is an academy converter in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE HART SCHOOLS TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 452 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #275 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #11,850 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

50%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing62% LA 70%

Maths66% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading75% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.3

-2.9 to 0.3

-0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 0.6

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.5 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.1

-3.3 to 1.2

-1.9

Write

LA -0.5

-3.9 to 0.2

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.9 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 66%

Reading71% LA 78%

Writing87% LA 78%

Maths74% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 1.9

0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-1.1 to 2.9

-1

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-01-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-05

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 452 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	462	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	462	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	454	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	456	8	1.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	423	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	425	6	1.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	425	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	392	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	392	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	382	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	339	2	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	339	4	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	324	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	323	2	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	321	6	1.9%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 25 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils