Walkern Primary School
High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonty Hall
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 146
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 117154
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438861285
About this school
Walkern Primary School is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walkern Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 77% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 100% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 92% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 92% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Walkern Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walkern Primary School compares
Walkern Primary School ranked 57th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.5% | 19% | 154 | — |
| Benington Church of England Primary School | 82% | 5.5% | 8% | 94 | 1.4 miles |
| Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 11.5% | 30.8% | 46 | 1.5 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 37% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 386 | 1.8 miles |
| Martins Wood Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 532 | 1.9 miles |
| Camps Hill Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 462 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 March 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.98%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Benington Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Lodge Farm Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Martins Wood Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Camps Hill Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Walkern Primary School ranks 3rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Stevenage.
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broom Barns Primary School Primary
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Fairlands Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Walkern Primary School teach?
- Walkern Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Walkern Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walkern Primary School is Mr Jonty Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walkern Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walkern Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Walkern Primary School?
- Walkern Primary School has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walkern Primary School full?
- Walkern Primary School has capacity for 146 pupils and 154 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walkern Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walkern Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walkern Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walkern Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Walkern Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walkern Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Walkern Primary School ranked 57th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walkern Primary School's absence rate?
- Walkern Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walkern Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walkern Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.