The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Ripon Road, Stevenage, SG1 4QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Davinder Khangura
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 117364
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438314148
About this school
The Leys Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 406 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 | 70 | 57 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 67% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 82% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 The Leys Primary and Nursery 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 | 67% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Leys Primary and Nursery School compares
The Leys Primary and Nursery School ranked 229th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.2% | 26.8% | 406 | — |
| Round Diamond Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Giles Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 346 | 0.4 miles |
| The Giles Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 11.8% | 325 | 0.4 miles |
| Martins Wood Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 532 | 0.6 miles |
| Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 236 | 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)
- 26.79%
- English as an additional language
- 26.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Round Diamond Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Giles Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
The Giles Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Martins Wood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
The Leys Primary and Nursery School ranks 13th 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 The Leys Primary and Nursery School teach?
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of The Leys Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Leys Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Davinder Khangura, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Leys Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Leys Primary and Nursery 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 The Leys Primary and Nursery School?
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Leys Primary and Nursery School full?
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 480 pupils and 406 on roll (85%), 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 The Leys Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Leys Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Leys Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Leys Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Leys Primary and Nursery 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 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Leys Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School ranked 229th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Leys Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Leys Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Leys Primary and Nursery 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.