Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage Education Support Centre is a pupil referral unit in Stevenage for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 2 pupils and room for 12. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
Collenswood Road, Stevenage, SG2 9HQ01438 369119stevenage-esc.herts.sch.ukMr James Anderson head of centreAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 May 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 75% | 100% | 63% | 0% | 33% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camps Hill Primary School | Academy | 0 m | 462 | Good 2024 | 19 | Compare |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | Foundation | 280 m | 386 | No overall grade 2025 | 7 | Compare |
| The Nobel School | Foundation | 440 m | 1,475 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Marriotts School | Council | 650 m | 1,415 | Report card 2026 | 25 | Compare |
| Lonsdale School | Council | 660 m | 128 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bedwell Primary School | Council | 890 m | 295 | Good 2022 | 36 | Compare |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | Academy | 950 m | 433 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | Council | 0.6 miles | 226 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Stevenage Education Support Centre a good school?
Stevenage Education Support Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2024.
What is Stevenage Education Support Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stevenage Education Support Centre outstanding at its last full inspection on 14 May 2024.
How many pupils does Stevenage Education Support Centre have?
2 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 12 places, so it is 17% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Collenswood Road, Stevenage, SG2 9HQ
- Telephone
- 01438 369119
- Website
- www.stevenage-esc.herts.sch.uk
- Head of Centre
- Mr James Anderson
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bandley Hill & Poplars
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 1995
- URN
- 130359 · LAESTAB 9191102 · UKPRN 10017044
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.