Woolenwick Junior School
Bridge Road West, Stevenage, SG1 2NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Richard Pallant
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 117322
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438216565
About this school
Woolenwick Junior School is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 232 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
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
- 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 | 54 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 49% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 58% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 56% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Woolenwick Junior 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 | 57% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woolenwick Junior School compares
Woolenwick Junior School ranked 202nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.1% | 23.7% | 232 | — |
| Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.5% | 21.9% | 207 | 0.0 miles |
| Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School | — | 6% | 12.2% | 295 | 0.6 miles |
| Fairlands Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 39.5% | 655 | 0.7 miles |
| Almond Hill Junior School | 70% | 4% | 22.2% | 347 | 1.0 miles |
| Broom Barns Primary School | 41% | 5.6% | 42% | 222 | 1.1 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)
- 23.73%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 7.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Fairlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Almond Hill Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Broom Barns Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Woolenwick Junior School ranks 12th 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 Woolenwick Junior School teach?
- Woolenwick Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Woolenwick Junior School?
- The acting headteacher of Woolenwick Junior School is Mr Richard Pallant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woolenwick Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolenwick Junior 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 Woolenwick Junior School?
- Woolenwick Junior School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Woolenwick Junior School full?
- Woolenwick Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 232 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woolenwick Junior School a faith school?
- No. Woolenwick Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woolenwick Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woolenwick Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Woolenwick Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woolenwick Junior School rank locally?
- Woolenwick Junior School ranked 202nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woolenwick Junior School's absence rate?
- Woolenwick Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woolenwick Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woolenwick Junior 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.