Bedwell Primary SchoolLodge Farm Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bedwell Primary School and Lodge Farm Primary School are primary schools in Stevenage.

  • Bedwell Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lodge Farm Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bedwell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bedwell Primary School was judged Good and Lodge Farm 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 55.0% for Bedwell Primary School and 37.0% for Lodge Farm Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bedwell Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lodge Farm Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bedwell Primary School versus Lodge Farm Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageBedwell Primary SchoolStevenageLodge Farm Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking189th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure310th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll307 412
Capacity360 435
LocationStevenage, SG1 1NJ Stevenage, SG2 0HP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% Stronger figure37.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census307 412
Free school meals (ever 6)40.1% 20.5%
English as an additional language34.9% 19.7%
SEN support26.1% 14.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% 10.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Bedwell Primary School

Lodge Farm Primary School

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