Longmeadow Primary School
Oaks Cross, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8LTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Longmeadow Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 21st of 22 primary schools in Stevenage. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 15 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 May 2025
Over a period of time, pupils have not received a high-quality education. Too many pupils leave this school not academically prepared for their secondary school experience. The school is starting to make the necessary improvements to help pupils achieve their full potential. Pupils are happy and feel safe at this school. They value the warm relationships that they have with staff. Pupils know that they will be supported if they feel worried. They have trusted adults in school who listen and care for them. Pupils get on well together at social times. At playtime, adults manage pupils' behaviour well. The school field is a hive of activity. Pupils take part in a range of physical activities. During lesson time, pupils' behaviour is generally calm. Most pupils demonstrate strong learning behaviours. Learning in class typically proceeds without disruption. Pupils enjoy the leadership roles they can undertake. Well-being leaders help pupils to openly share any worries they might have while school councillors are busy developing a 'secret garden' in school. These roles give pupils responsibility and a chance to contribute to the wider school community. Clubs and trips enhance pupils' school experience. The chance to perform in musical concerts and share learning at family assemblies enrich the curriculum offer.
What the school should improve
- There are inconsistent and sometimes low expectations of the work pupils should produce. The work pupils produce at times lacks quality and does not demonstrate what they can achieve. The school must ensure that staff have high expectations of the work pupils produce across the curriculum.
- Teaching is not consistently effective. Key knowledge is not well presented. Some activities do not match the intended aims of the curriculum. This means pupils do not secure the most important knowledge as well as they should. The school must ensure that teaching is consistently effective across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
22 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
201 pupils on roll, with places for 200
Schools near Longmeadow Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 32% met the expected standard |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Roebuck Academy | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 50% met the expected standard |
| Featherstone Wood Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School | 0.8 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr James Berry
- Phone
- 01438351087
- Address
- Oaks Cross, Broadwater, Stevenage, SG2 8LT
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 135083
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.