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Larwood School

Larwood School is an academy in Stevenage, United Kingdom with 151 pupils, part of Brighter Futures Educational Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 9 November 2022. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Family Support Worker (closes 20 November).

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Head
Bianca Osobu, Headteacher
Trust or group
Brighter Futures Educational Trust
Type
Academy
Pupils
151 pupils · 15% girls · 57.0% eligible for free school meals · 1.3% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
11 (7.3%) on SEN support · 140 (92.7%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Location
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ, United Kingdom
Telephone
01438236333
Website
larwood.herts.sch.uk
Register number
URN 143604 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 9 November 2022

Vacancies (1)

Family Support Worker

Salary £33,844 to £36,464 a yearCloses 20 Nov

Full timePastoral and welfare

Larwood School is a dynamic and successful primary special school for boys and girls with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. As part of Brighter Futures Educational…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/250%0%
2023/240%0%
2022/237%0%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
9 November 2022Graded inspectionGood
9 October 2019Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2622.96.6–0£51,631
2024/2515.97.40%0£49,202
2023/2414.66.913%0£37,118
2022/2314.26.526%0£55,165
2021/2212.07.58%1£47,024
2020/219.09.60%0£50,032
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/208.010.00%0£49,602
2018/1910.07.520%0£45,541
2017/189.07.211%0£46,433
2016/1712.85.037%0£39,812

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/2613.6%4.5%29.7%12.1%
2024/2510.8%3.5%36.1%10.7%
2023/248.2%3.1%18.7%1.9%
2022/239.6%3.6%29.8%4.3%
2021/226.4%0.9%21.1%0.0%
2020/212.8%0.6%5.8%0.0%
Earlier years (2017/18 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/196.6%1.7%21.5%0.0%
2017/187.7%1.4%33.3%0.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 support. Most often advertised: Site Assistant. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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