Martins Wood Primary School
Mildmay Road, Stevenage, SG1 5RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Philips
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ivy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 780
- Pupils on roll
- 532
- URN
- 149330
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438222602
About this school
Martins Wood Primary School is a primary academy in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 532 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 | 68 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Martins Wood 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 | — | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 661 |
| 2023/24 | 607 |
| 2024/25 | 587 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Martins Wood Primary School compares
Martins Wood Primary School ranked 179th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 532 | — |
| Giles Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 346 | 0.5 miles |
| The Giles Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 11.8% | 325 | 0.5 miles |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | 69% | 6.5% | 27.6% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| The Leys Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 4.2% | 26.8% | 406 | 0.6 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 37% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 386 | 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
-
Graded inspection report2 December 2025
- 16 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.89%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Giles Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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The Giles Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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The Leys Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Lodge Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Martins Wood Primary School ranks 10th 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 Martins Wood Primary School teach?
- Martins Wood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Martins Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Martins Wood Primary School is Mrs Zoe Philips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Martins Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Martins Wood 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 Martins Wood Primary School?
- Martins Wood Primary School has 532 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Martins Wood Primary School full?
- Martins Wood Primary School has capacity for 780 pupils and 532 on roll (68%), 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 Martins Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Martins Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Martins Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Martins Wood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Martins Wood Primary School?
- Martins Wood Primary School is part of IVY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Martins Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2023/24 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Martins Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Martins Wood Primary School ranked 179th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Martins Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Martins Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Martins Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Martins Wood 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.