Shephalbury Park Primary School

Shephalbury Park Primary School is performing well overall, with a good overall effectiveness rating. The school fosters a motivating and inclusive learning environment, where pupils feel safe and supported by caring staff. The leadership is committed to ensuring that students develop both academically and personally, with high expectations for their achievement. The curriculum is broad and engaging, preparing most pupils well for secondary education, although there are areas where practice could be strengthened to reinforce learning consistency across subjects. Notable strengths include outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils, who demonstrate excellent engagement in their learning and show a strong understanding of values such as tolerance and respect. However, there are some concerns regarding the early years provision and certain subjects where opportunities for practice and application of knowledge are lacking, which could impact pupils' retention of key skills and knowledge. Leaders are aware of these areas for improvement and are taking steps to address them.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy in a supportive environment.
• High expectations for achievement and personal development.
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes to learning.
• Broad and engaging curriculum that develops pupils' character.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity and British values.

Areas for Improvement

• Activities in the early years do not always focus precisely on intended learning outcomes.
• In some subjects, pupils lack opportunities to practice and apply what they have learned.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shephalbury Park Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Shephalbury Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shephalbury Park Primary School had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 54.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.1% of pupils at Shephalbury Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Shephalbury Park Primary School received £7,097 and spent £7,193 for each of its 227 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£638 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Shephalbury Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shephalbury Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Shephalbury Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shephalbury Park Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Shephalbury Park Primary School have?

Shephalbury Park Primary School has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shephalbury Park Primary School cover?

Shephalbury Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Shephalbury Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 32% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shephalbury Park Primary School?

Shephalbury Park Primary School is at Burydale, Broadwater, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 8AX.