Martins Wood Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 532 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 780 |
| Free school meals | 17.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | IVY LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Mildmay Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 5RT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.martinswood.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01438222602 |
| URN | 149330 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 December 2025, published 26 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 November 2021, published 9 February 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Martins Wood Primary School, URN 117285).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Giles Junior School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- The Leys Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Lodge Farm Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Round Diamond Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Camps Hill Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.