Ashtree Primary Academy
Chertsey Rise, Stevenage, SG2 9JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alexandra Colledge-Orr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Future Academies
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 151215
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438351090
About this school
Ashtree Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashtree Primary Academy, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ashtree Primary School and Nursery (URN 117352).
How Ashtree Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 28.2% | 209 | — |
| Featherstone Wood Primary School | 64% | 7.1% | 34.8% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 19.5% | 626 | 0.6 miles |
| Camps Hill Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 462 | 0.7 miles |
| Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 129 | 0.8 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 37% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 386 | 0.9 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)
- 28.22%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 19.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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Featherstone Wood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Peartree Spring Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Camps Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stevenage
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Lodge Farm Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 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
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashtree Primary Academy teach?
- Ashtree Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashtree Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ashtree Primary Academy is Mrs Alexandra Colledge-Orr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashtree Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashtree Primary 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 many pupils are at Ashtree Primary Academy?
- Ashtree Primary Academy has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashtree Primary Academy full?
- Ashtree Primary Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 209 on roll (44%), 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 Ashtree Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashtree Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashtree Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashtree Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ashtree Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ashtree Primary Academy is part of FUTURE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ashtree Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ashtree Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census.
- Does Ashtree Primary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashtree Primary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.