Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
School Lane, Aston, Stevenage, SG2 7HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Winwood
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 132
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 117421
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438880212
About this school
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 129 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 94% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 94% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 94% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 100% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided 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 | 69% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 94% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School compares
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School ranked 85th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 129 | — |
| Featherstone Wood Primary School | 64% | 7.1% | 34.8% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashtree Primary Academy | — | 6.9% | 28.2% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Longmeadow Primary School | 32% | 6.6% | 34% | 201 | 1.1 miles |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 19.5% | 626 | 1.1 miles |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | 32% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 228 | 1.2 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)
- 6.82%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Featherstone Wood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Ashtree Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Longmeadow Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Peartree Spring Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Shephalbury Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School ranks 4th 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
- 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
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School teach?
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School is Mrs Julie Winwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided 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 Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School?
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School full?
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School has capacity for 132 pupils and 129 on roll (98%), 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 Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary 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 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School rank locally?
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School ranked 85th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided 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.