Roebuck Academy
St Margarets, Stevenage, SG2 8RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Mari
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 144419
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438311937
About this school
Roebuck Academy is a primary academy in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 55% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 73% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Roebuck Academy 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 | 56% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 462 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roebuck Academy compares
Roebuck Academy ranked 276th 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.2% | 24% | 452 | — |
| St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.2% | 8.1% | 235 | 0.3 miles |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | 32% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 19.5% | 626 | 0.6 miles |
| Longmeadow Primary School | 32% | 6.6% | 34% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | 31% | 5.2% | 20.4% | 186 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.98%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 12.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Shephalbury Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Peartree Spring Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Longmeadow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Roebuck Academy ranks 17th 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 Roebuck Academy teach?
- Roebuck Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Roebuck Academy?
- The headteacher of Roebuck Academy is Mr Andy Mari, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Roebuck Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roebuck Academy, 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 Roebuck Academy?
- Roebuck Academy has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roebuck Academy full?
- Roebuck Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 452 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Roebuck Academy a faith school?
- No. Roebuck Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Roebuck Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roebuck Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Roebuck Academy?
- Roebuck Academy is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Roebuck Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% 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 Roebuck Academy rank locally?
- Roebuck Academy ranked 276th 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roebuck Academy's absence rate?
- Roebuck Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roebuck Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roebuck Academy'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.