Here is a look at the current Ofsted status of every mainstream primary school in Stevenage and the surrounding area.

The education watchdog uses a four-point grading scale for inspection judgements: outstanding; good; requires improvement; and inadequate.

Under the current inspection framework, the lowest rating given for any of the five categories is used as the overall rating.

Many schools have been downgraded by Ofsted in recent years - in November 2022, Ofsted said that it had downgraded more than 80 per cent of the previously 'outstanding' schools it had inspected in 2021/22.

The inspectorate has been criticised recently following the death of Ruth Perry, a headteacher who killed herself after being told that her school in Reading was to be rated 'inadequate'.

READ MORE: How Ofsted rates every secondary school in Stevenage and North Hertfordshire

In response to the criticism, Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's chief inspector, has said they "are making changes" but that the single-line grading system will continue.

The Ofsted ratings

All Saints Church of England Primary School, Datchworth

Rating: Good

Last inspected: September 2018

Almond Hill Junior School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: July 2021

Ashtree Primary School and Nursery

Rating: Requires improvement

Last inspected: March 2022

Ashtress is rated good in 'behaviour and attitudes' and 'personal development'.

Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School

Rating: Outstanding

Last inspected: January 2015

Bedwell Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: May 2022

Benington Church of England Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: December 2018

Broom Barns Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: March 2018

Camps Hill Primary School

Rating: Requires improvement

Last inspected: May 2020

Camps Hill is rated good in 'behaviour and attitudes', 'personal development', and 'early years provision'.

Fairlands Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: October 2021

Featherstone Wood Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: November 2022

The Giles Infant and Nursery School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: July 2023

Giles Junior School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: March 2023

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: June 2023

Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School

Rating: Outstanding

Last inspected: June 2013

The Leys Primary and Nursery School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: April 2018

Lodge Farm Primary School

Rating: Requires improvement

Last inspected: December 2022

Lodge Farm is rated good in 'behaviour and attitudes', 'personal development', and 'early years provision'.

Longmeadow Primary School

Rating: Requires improvement

Last inspected: May 2023

Longmeadow is rated good in 'behaviour and attitudes'.

Martins Wood Primary School

Rating: Inadequate

Last inspected: September 2022

Martins Wood has now joined a multi-academy trust. It has not been inspected by Ofsted since joining.

Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery

Rating: Good

Last inspected: September 2022

Peartree Spring Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: May 2023

Roebuck Academy

Rating: Good

Last inspected: November 2021

Round Diamond Primary School

Rating: Outstanding

Last inspected: June 2017

St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School

Rating: Outstanding

Last inspected: April 2013

St Nicholas CofE Primary School and Nursery

Rating: Requires improvement

Last inspected: May 2023

St Nicholas is rated good in 'behaviour and attitudes', 'personal development', and 'early years provision'.

Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: March 2018

Shephalbury Park Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: November 2022

Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: December 2022

Walkern Primary School

Rating: Good

Last inspected: May 2020

Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School

Rating: Outstanding

Last inspected: November 2017

Woolenwick Junior School

Rating: Requires improvement

Last inspected: June 2021

Woolenwick Junior is rated good in 'behaviour and attitudes'.