Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolLongmeadow 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 Longmeadow 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 Longmeadow Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). 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 Longmeadow Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • 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 32.0% for Longmeadow 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 fallen at Longmeadow Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School versus Longmeadow Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageAston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolStevenageLongmeadow Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB84/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking8th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure306th 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 206
Capacity132 200
LocationStevenage, SG2 7HA Stevenage, SG2 8LT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure32.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census132 206
Free school meals (ever 6)6.8% 34.0%
English as an additional language9.1% 24.8%
SEN support24.2% 18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure6.6% 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

Longmeadow Primary School

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