Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolFeatherstone Wood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stevenage.

Summary of the comparison

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School and Featherstone Wood Primary School are primary schools in Stevenage.

  • Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Featherstone Wood Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School was judged exceptional and Featherstone Wood Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School and 64.0% for Featherstone Wood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Featherstone Wood Primary School (30.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School versus Featherstone Wood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageAston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolStevenageFeatherstone Wood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB84/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking8th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure281st of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll132 204
Capacity132 240
LocationStevenage, SG2 7HA Stevenage, SG2 9PP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census132 204
Free school meals (ever 6)6.8% 34.8%
English as an additional language9.1% 20.6%
SEN support24.2% 20.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.3% Stronger figure22.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School

Featherstone Wood Primary School

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