Broom Barns Primary School
Homestead Moat, Bedwell, Stevenage, SG1 1UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jayne Currant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 117189
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438354913
About this school
Broom Barns Primary School is a foundation primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broom Barns 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 69% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 21% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 86% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 72% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Broom Barns 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 | 61% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broom Barns Primary School compares
Broom Barns Primary School ranked 301st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.6% | 42% | 222 | — |
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | 31% | 5.2% | 20.4% | 186 | 0.4 miles |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.6 miles |
| Bedwell Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 295 | 0.6 miles |
| Fairlands Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 39.5% | 655 | 0.6 miles |
| Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School | — | 6% | 12.2% | 295 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.03%
- English as an additional language
- 35.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 14.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Bedwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Fairlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Broom Barns Primary School ranks 19th 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
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Fairlands Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broom Barns Primary School teach?
- Broom Barns Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Broom Barns Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broom Barns Primary School is Mrs Jayne Currant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broom Barns Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broom Barns 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 Broom Barns Primary School?
- Broom Barns Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Broom Barns Primary School full?
- Broom Barns Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 222 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Broom Barns Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broom Barns Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broom Barns Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broom Barns Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Broom Barns Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broom Barns Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Broom Barns Primary School ranked 301st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broom Barns Primary School's absence rate?
- Broom Barns Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broom Barns Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broom Barns 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.