Moss Bury Primary School and NurseryMartins Wood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery and Martins Wood Primary School are primary schools in Stevenage.

  • Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Martins Wood Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Martins Wood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Martins Wood 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 69.0% for Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery and 65.0% for Martins Wood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery (64.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery versus Martins Wood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageMoss Bury Primary School and NurseryStevenageMartins Wood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking270th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure296th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll245 587
Capacity240 780
LocationStevenage, SG1 5PA Stevenage, SG1 5RT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census245 587
Free school meals (ever 6)27.6% 17.9%
English as an additional language15.1% 16.5%
SEN support14.7% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan7.3% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.6% 12.3% 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.

Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery

Martins Wood Primary School

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