Lodge Farm Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
132091
Address
Mobbsbury Way, Chells, SG2 0HP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
412 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
19.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.4%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other Asian1.7%
African4.1%
Mixed9%
Other White9.2%
White British68.7%
Other
1.5%
Indian
1%
Bangladeshi
1%
Other Black
1%
Pakistani
0.7%
Unclassified
0.7%
Irish
0.5%
Chinese
0.5%
Irish Traveller
0.2%
Caribbean
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsWell below average-3.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
37%
Local authority average
64%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
107
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Lodge Farm Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
37
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
12
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
3
6
Reception, Full-time
40
22
18
Year 1
55
22
33
Year 2
58
34
24
Year 3
54
25
29
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
58
28
30
Year 6
60
32
28
Year 2024-2025

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