Roman Way Academy

Academy sponsor led·First school Royston, Hertfordshire·SG8 5EQ

School type

First school

Ages 3–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Roman Way Academy is a first school for pupils aged 3–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

33 first choices, 33 places

First choices per place

1.00

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 33 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.26

00.511.5

1 per place

0.7820220.4520230.5820240.7420251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Roman Way Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 3–9
Pupils on roll: 234
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

24.0%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

14.5%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

23.5%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

5.1%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

14.6%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

20.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,374

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

King James Academy Royston Royston · 0.7 mi 35.5 St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Royston · 0.7 mi 61.2 Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School Nr Buntingford · 5.2 mi 53.4 Ashwell Primary School Baldock · 5.7 mi 83.1 Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Buntingford · 7.7 mi 30.3

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Roman Way Academy

Roman Way Academy is a primary school in Royston, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 234 pupils aged 3 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Roman Way Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 33 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.