Roebuck Academy

Roebuck Academy demonstrates a strong overall performance, with commendable safeguarding standards that ensure a safe environment for pupils. The school has established effective systems to support students, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities, allowing for early identification and intervention. Notable strengths include an extensive personal development program which helps students understand societal contributions and prepares them for life in modern Britain. While pupil attainment generally aligns with national averages, there is a dip in recent outcomes, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and those new to the school, indicating a need for continual focus on closing these gaps.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures create a safe environment for pupils.
• Strong systems for identifying and supporting pupils with special educational needs.
• Extensive personal development programme tailored to individual pupil needs.
• Effective monitoring of attendance has led to significant improvements.
• Leadership shows a clear understanding of school strengths and areas for improvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent attainment outcomes have declined, particularly for some groups of pupils.
• Consistency in teaching, especially in writing, requires further improvement.

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 Roebuck Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Roebuck Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Roebuck Academy had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% 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, 16.2% of pupils at Roebuck Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 2024–25 Roebuck Academy received £7,025 and spent £6,597 for each of its 444 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £239,000 (£538 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Chiltern Learning Trust, income was £7,910 and spending £7,771 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stevenage · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Roebuck Academy is part of Chiltern Learning Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• The Thomas Alleyne Academy Stevenage
• Putteridge High School Luton
• Chiltern Academy Luton
• Denbigh High School Luton
• Dallow Primary School Luton
• Lea Manor High School Luton
• Challney High School for Boys Luton
• Challney High School for Girls Luton
• Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable
• Lark Rise Academy Dunstable

What is Roebuck Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roebuck Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Roebuck Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Roebuck Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Roebuck Academy have?

Roebuck Academy has 452 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roebuck Academy cover?

Roebuck Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Roebuck Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Roebuck Academy?

Roebuck Academy is at St Margarets, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 8RG.