Larwood School

State-Funded School

larwood-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

StevenageConstituency

SG1 5BZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Larwood School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 151 pupils. Larwood School is part of BRIGHTER FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

89%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

151

Total Pupils

85%Boys

15%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 151
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BRIGHTER FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
6 Feb 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.