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Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Good (Sep 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 September 2022, report published 13 November 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around September 2026

The last inspection was in September 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 1.5 milesWalkern Primary School

    Primary, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

    Standards maintained (Mar 2025)

  2. 2.1 milesBenington Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

    School remains Good (Jun 2024)

  3. 3.2 milesMartins Wood Primary School

    Primary, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

    Report card, Dec 2025: 7 expected

  4. 3.2 milesRound Diamond Primary School

    Primary, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

    Standards maintained (Mar 2025)

  5. 3.2 milesLodge Farm Primary School

    Primary, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Apr 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.