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Martins Wood Primary School

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

personMs Zoe Philips

corporate_fareIVY LEARNING TRUST

location_onStevenage, SG1 5RT

language Visit Website phone 1438222602

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2021

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Students

661

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Martins Wood Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Stevenage, serving ages 2-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Martins Wood Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of IVY LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 587 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #158 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #6,916 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Inadequate.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

65%

LA 61%

Reading78% LA 76%

Writing69% LA 70%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading71% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.3

Write

LA -0.4

Maths

LA -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-11-16

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Inadequate

Education

Good

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-11-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(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: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 587 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	587	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	578	3	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	636	12	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	607	7	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	598	15	2.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	659	7	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	661	14	2.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	0	38	-	0.6%

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 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils