Camps Hill Primary School
Chells Way, Stevenage, SG2 0LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CLAXTON TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Murray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 143786
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438233800
About this school
Camps Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Camps Hill Primary 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 52% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 60% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 64% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 60% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Camps Hill 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 | 59% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 498 |
| 2023/24 | 499 |
| 2024/25 | 496 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Camps Hill Primary School compares
Camps Hill Primary School ranked 277th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 | 50% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 462 | — |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 37% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 386 | 0.2 miles |
| Bedwell Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 295 | 0.6 miles |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.6 miles |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | 69% | 6.5% | 27.6% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashtree Primary Academy | — | 6.9% | 28.2% | 209 | 0.7 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)
- 27.83%
- English as an additional language
- 19.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lodge Farm Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Bedwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Ashtree Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Camps Hill Primary School ranks 18th 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
- 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 ages does Camps Hill Primary School teach?
- Camps Hill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Camps Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Camps Hill Primary School is Ms Emma Murray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Camps Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Camps Hill 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 many pupils are at Camps Hill Primary School?
- Camps Hill Primary School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Camps Hill Primary School full?
- Camps Hill Primary School has capacity for 550 pupils and 462 on roll (84%), 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 Camps Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Camps Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Camps Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Camps Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Camps Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Camps Hill Primary School is part of THE CLAXTON TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Camps Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Camps Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Camps Hill Primary School ranked 277th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 Camps Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Camps Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Camps Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Camps Hill 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 10 July 2026.