Stonehill School
Western Close, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Close
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 117345
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462620262
About this school
Stonehill School is a community primary school in Letchworth Garden City. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stonehill School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 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 | 29 | 27 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 59% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 70% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Stonehill 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 | 69% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stonehill School compares
Stonehill School ranked 157th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 220 | — |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 29.8% | 138 | 0.4 miles |
| The Grange Academy | 64% | 6.3% | 36.2% | 165 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairfield Park Lower School | — | 4.6% | 6.5% | 479 | 0.6 miles |
| Wilbury Junior School | 63% | 5.5% | 37.8% | 228 | 0.9 miles |
| Icknield Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.3% | 27.8% | 206 | 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)
- 35.79%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.24%
- Persistent absence
- 23.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfields Infants and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
The Grange Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Fairfield Park Lower School0.6 miles
Primary · Fairfield Park
-
Wilbury Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Icknield Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
Other schools in Letchworth Garden City
Stonehill School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Letchworth Garden City.
- Garden City Academy Primary
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lordship Farm Primary School Primary
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Grange Academy Primary
- Wilbury Junior School Primary
- The Highfield School Secondary
- North Herts Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy Academies
- St Christopher School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Stonehill School teach?
- Stonehill School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Stonehill School?
- The headteacher of Stonehill School is Mrs Elaine Close, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stonehill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stonehill 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 Stonehill School?
- Stonehill School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stonehill School full?
- Stonehill School has capacity for 240 pupils and 220 on roll (92%), 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 Stonehill School a faith school?
- No. Stonehill School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stonehill School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stonehill School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stonehill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stonehill School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Stonehill School ranked 157th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stonehill School's absence rate?
- Stonehill School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stonehill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stonehill 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.