The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

Larwood School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Larwood Drive
 Stevenage
 Hertfordshire SG1 5BZ
Telephone: 01438 236333

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-11)
Type: Special Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from Larwood School
Trust: Brighter Futures Educational Trust
Sponsor: Brighter Futures Educational Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Bianca Osobu (since March 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Pierre van der Merwe
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 22.92 / 26.9
Non-teaching Staff*: 39.87
Number of pupils: 151
Boarders: Yes
Pupils Per Teacher: 6.6
Sex: Mixed (85% boys / 15% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 57.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.0% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 44.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Hertfordshire
Constituency: Stevenage
Electoral Ward: Pin Green
School Number: 9197034

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 9th November 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery (0.5km) show on map
  2. Bedwell Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Almond Hill Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Barclay Academy (1.1km) show on map
  8. Fairlands Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  9. Broom Barns Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  10. Giles Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  11. The Giles Infant and Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  12. Lodge Farm Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  13. Martins Wood Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Camps Hill Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  15. The Thomas Alleyne Academy (1.4km) show on map
  16. The Nobel School (1.4km) show on map
  17. St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery (1.4km) show on map
  18. Marriotts School (1.5km) show on map
  19. Lonsdale School (1.5km) show on map
  20. North Hertfordshire College (1.8km) show on map
  21. The Leys Primary and Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  22. Woolenwick Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School (1.9km) show on map
  24. Stevenage Education Support Centre (2.0km) show on map
  25. The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School (2.1km) show on map
  26. Peartree Way Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Peartree Spring Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  28. Ashtree Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  29. The Valley School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Round Diamond Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  31. St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary ... (2.4km) show on map
  32. Featherstone Wood Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  33. Greenside School (2.5km) show on map
  34. Roebuck Academy (2.6km) show on map
  35. Barnwell School (2.6km) show on map
  36. Graveley Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  37. Shephalbury Park Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  38. Longmeadow Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  39. Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Prima... (3.5km) show on map
  40. Walkern Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  41. Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School (4.3km) show on map
  42. Knebworth Primary and Nursery School (5.2km) show on map
  43. St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  44. Benington Church of England Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  45. Weston Primary & Nursery School (5.4km) show on map
  46. East Hall School (5.5km) show on map
  47. Kingshott School (5.7km) show on map
  48. Mary Exton Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  49. All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided ... (6.2km) show on map
  50. Purwell Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  51. Lordship Farm Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  52. William Ransom Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  53. Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Volunta... (6.4km) show on map
  54. Whitehill Junior School (6.4km) show on map
  55. St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  56. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided... (6.8km) show on map
  57. St Christopher School (6.9km) show on map
  58. Preston Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  59. Hitchin Girls' School (6.9km) show on map
  60. Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School (6.9km) show on map
  61. Highbury Infant School and Nursery (7.0km) show on map
  62. Garden City Academy (7.0km) show on map
  63. Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy (7.1km) show on map
  64. North Herts Education Support Centre (7.3km) show on map
  65. The Highfield School (7.4km) show on map
  66. Pixmore Junior School (7.5km) show on map
  67. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  68. St Francis College (7.5km) show on map
  69. Hitchin Boys' School (7.6km) show on map
  70. St Paul's Walden Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  71. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery (7.8km) show on map
  72. Oaklands Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  73. St Mary's Infants' School (7.8km) show on map
  74. St Mary's Junior Mixed School (7.8km) show on map
  75. Codicote Church of England Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  76. Weston Way Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  77. York Road Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  78. Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy (7.9km) show on map
  79. Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School (8.0km) show on map
  80. St John Roman Catholic Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  81. Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School (8.1km) show on map
  82. Brandles School (8.2km) show on map
  83. Fearnhill School (8.3km) show on map
  84. Strathmore Infant and Nursery School (8.3km) show on map
  85. The Knights Templar School (8.5km) show on map
  86. Our Lady Catholic Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  87. Icknield Infant and Nursery School (8.6km) show on map
  88. The Priory School (8.7km) show on map
  89. Oughton Primary and Nursery School (8.7km) show on map
  90. Wilbury Junior School (8.8km) show on map
  91. Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School (8.8km) show on map
  92. Ickleford Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  93. Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  94. Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Con... (9.3km) show on map
  95. Sherrardswood School (9.3km) show on map
  96. Heath Mount School (9.3km) show on map
  97. Tenterfield Nursery School (9.6km) show on map
  98. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary ... (9.6km) show on map
  99. Northfields Infants and Nursery School (9.7km) show on map
  100. Stonehill School (9.7km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

 | Copyright © 2026 |