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
- Website
- www.lodgefarm.herts.sch.uk/
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%
White British 68.7%
Other White 9.2%
Mixed 9%
African 4.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsWell below average-3.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lodge Farm Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 37
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
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 |