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Living in Stevenage with children

Stevenage, Hertfordshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 94,462 people in 38,260 households; 32.2% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).

36schools in Stevenage
£400ktypical semi, 12 months
114crimes a year per 1,000 people
91%gigabit broadband

Schools

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SourceDfE results by phase (the year is in each table's heading). Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures.
School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

How it is worked outRank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • Schools with hidden or no results get no rank.
36 schools: 29 state primary, 6 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college
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Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Hertfordshire 64%ResultOfsted
1Benington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 11% (36/344) · 82%School remains Good
2Round Diamond Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 17% (58/344) · 79%Standards maintained
3Walkern Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 18% (59/344) · 79%Good
4Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 26% (89/344) · 75%Outstanding
5Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Top 30% (102/344) · 74%School remains Good
6Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 32% (109/344) · 73%Good
7St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 35% (117/344) · 72%Good
8Almond Hill Junior SchoolPrimary · Top 41% (139/344) · 70%Ofsted report card
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Hertfordshire 51.4ResultOfsted
1The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolSecondary · Top 30% (23/78) · 55.7School remains Good (Improving)
2The Nobel SchoolSecondary · (42/78) · 49.0School remains Good
3Barclay AcademySecondary · (46/78) · 48.0Good
4The Thomas Alleyne AcademySecondary · (56/78) · 44.9Standards maintained
5Marriotts SchoolSecondary · (67/78) · 41.8Ofsted report card
Every school in Stevenage, with inspection, league band and the last place offered

State primary schools (29)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
Benington Church of England Primary SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 11% (36/344) in Hertfordshire—
Round Diamond Primary SchoolStandards maintainedTop 17% (58/344) in Hertfordshire0.499 miles (2026)
Walkern Primary SchoolGoodTop 18% (59/344) in Hertfordshire1.906 miles (2026)
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolOutstandingTop 26% (89/344) in Hertfordshire—
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 30% (102/344) in Hertfordshire0.802 miles (2026)
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGoodTop 32% (109/344) in Hertfordshire—
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGoodTop 35% (117/344) in Hertfordshire—
Almond Hill Junior SchoolOfsted report cardTop 41% (139/344) in Hertfordshire—
Moss Bury Primary School and NurserySchool remains GoodTop 44% (148/344) in Hertfordshire0.872 miles (2026)
Peartree Spring Primary SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 46% (158/344) in Hertfordshire0.883 miles (2026)
Martins Wood Primary SchoolOfsted report card(184/344) in Hertfordshire—
Featherstone Wood Primary SchoolGood(193/344) in Hertfordshire1.612 miles (2026)
Woolenwick Junior SchoolGood(207/344) in Hertfordshire0.224 miles (2026)
The Leys Primary and Nursery SchoolGood(235/344) in Hertfordshire1.603 miles (2026)
Fairlands Primary SchoolOfsted report card(244/344) in Hertfordshire—
Bedwell Primary SchoolGood(256/344) in Hertfordshire—
Giles Junior SchoolGood(272/344) in Hertfordshire—
Roebuck AcademyOfsted report card(282/344) in Hertfordshire—
Camps Hill Primary SchoolGood(283/344) in Hertfordshire—
Broom Barns Primary SchoolSchool remains Good(306/344) in Hertfordshire2.094 miles (2026)
Lodge Farm Primary SchoolRequires improvement(321/344) in Hertfordshire—
Longmeadow Primary SchoolRequires improvement(331/344) in Hertfordshire—
Shephalbury Park Primary SchoolGood(333/344) in Hertfordshire0.807 miles (2026)
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryRequires improvement(334/344) in Hertfordshire—
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood——
Ashtree Primary AcademyRequires improvement——
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery SchoolOutstanding—1.806 miles (2026)
The Giles Infant and Nursery SchoolGood——
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery SchoolSchool remains Outstanding—0.578 miles (2026)

State secondary schools (6)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolSchool remains Good (Improving)Top 30% (23/78) in Hertfordshire—
The Nobel SchoolSchool remains Good(42/78) in Hertfordshire1.005 miles (2026)
Barclay AcademyGood(46/78) in Hertfordshire3.592 miles (2026)
The Thomas Alleyne AcademyStandards maintained(56/78) in Hertfordshire1.296 miles (2026)
Marriotts SchoolOfsted report card(67/78) in Hertfordshire0.856 miles (2026)
Barnwell SchoolOfsted report card(70/78) in Hertfordshire—

Sixth forms and colleges (1)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
North Hertfordshire CollegeGood——

Homes and prices

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SourceHM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Stevenage, September 2025 to August 2026.

How it is worked outThe middle sale of each type: half sold for more, half for less (86 detached, 122 semi-detached, 418 terraced, 117 flat or maisonette sales).

LicenceContains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026
Detached£556,000
Semi-detached£400,000
Terraced£340,000
Flat or maisonette£202,000
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Getting around

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SourceStops and stations: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode.

How it is worked outRail stations within 2 km and bus stops within 1 km of the town centre; straight-line distances.
Broadband is an average across the 1,852 postcodes in SG1, SG2.

Things to know
  • Broadband is an average of postcodes, not of homes: check the postcode you are looking at, it can differ street by street.
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)
1railway station within 2 km: Stevenage Rail Station (0.9 miles)
53bus stops within 1 km of the town centre

Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 91% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%. Average of postcodes, not of homes.

Safety and environment

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SourceCrime: data.police.uk, street-level crime inside the ONS built-up area outline; people from Census 2021.
Flood: Environment Agency, Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea), read from its open download. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0..
Air: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

How it is worked outCrime is street-level crime inside the town's outline over September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 people (Census 2021).
Flood: at the town centre the area is in flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning (not in zone 2 or 3, the lowest of the three).
Air: an annual mean on DEFRA's 1 km map at the town centre.

Things to know
  • A town centre with shops and pubs records more crime per resident than a suburb.
  • Flood: surface-water risk is unknown here, we don't hold that map. One point says little about a whole town, and the zones describe the area, not a building: check the address on the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk service.
  • Air: a background figure, not the air beside a busy road.
  • These are for the town centre; an address can differ.
The town centre; addresses vary
114.0 a year per 1,000 peopleCrimeSeptember 2025 to August 2026. Most common: violent crime, anti social behaviour, shoplifting.
Flood zone 1FloodAt the town centre: flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea. Surface-water risk: unknown, we don't hold that map. Check an address.
NO₂ 10.6AirAt the town centre: nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³ (2024); PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³ (2024); PM10 11.9 µg/m³ (2024).

Childcare

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SourceOfsted, Childcare providers and inspections (the early years register): the number of nurseries and what Ofsted found.
Fees: each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026.
Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region

How it is worked outThe day rate range counts only nurseries that publish a day rate; the middle is the median of those.

Things to know
  • A nursery that does not publish its fees has none held here, so its price is unknown.
Ofsted early years register; published prices
31registered nurseries and pre-schools
£92 to £108a day, where 3 publish a day rate (the middle £102)
£7.04an hour, a typical place for a two-year-old in this region
What Ofsted found
Outstanding2
Good, or expected standard22
Not inspected yet7
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Key dates, Hertfordshire

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SourceEach council's own published admissions dates, held on the dates page.

How it is worked outThe next dates ahead for Reception and Year 7 applications: applications opening and closing, offer day, and the reply deadline.

Things to know
  • A date marked (about) or (earliest) is worked out from the offer day under the national rules; the council has not announced it.
The next dates for families applying
Secondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Reception applications open2 Nov 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
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