Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
Webb Rise, Stevenage, SG1 5PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Callum Newbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 117269
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438222300
About this school
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 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. 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 21 July 2022, 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 | 45 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 61% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 68% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery 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 | 64% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery compares
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery ranked 143rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.5% | 27.6% | 226 | — |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.5 miles |
| Bedwell Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 295 | 0.5 miles |
| Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 37% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 386 | 0.5 miles |
| Giles Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 346 | 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)
- 27.56%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 16.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Bedwell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Lodge Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Giles Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery ranks 8th 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 year groups does Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery is Mr Callum Newbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery, 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 Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery?
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery full?
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 240 pupils and 226 on roll (94%), 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 Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery ranked 143rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery'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.