Bedwell Primary School
Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, SG1 1NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Shaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 117200
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438351198
About this school
Bedwell Primary School is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 295 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 44 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 61% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 66% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Bedwell 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 | 51% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 307 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedwell Primary School compares
Bedwell Primary School ranked 250th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 295 | — |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.1 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | 31% | 5.2% | 20.4% | 186 | 0.5 miles |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | 69% | 6.5% | 27.6% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| Camps Hill Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 462 | 0.6 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 37% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 386 | 0.6 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)
- 40.07%
- English as an additional language
- 34.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 18.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Camps Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Lodge Farm Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Bedwell Primary School ranks 15th 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
- 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
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bedwell Primary School teach?
- Bedwell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedwell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bedwell Primary School is Miss Emma Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bedwell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedwell 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 big is Bedwell Primary School?
- Bedwell Primary School has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bedwell Primary School full?
- Bedwell Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 295 on roll (82%), 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 Bedwell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bedwell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bedwell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bedwell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bedwell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bedwell Primary School rank locally?
- Bedwell Primary School ranked 250th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bedwell Primary School's absence rate?
- Bedwell 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 Bedwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedwell 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.