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Presdales School

Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2024

At a glance

A state girls' secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Ware. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2024). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 58.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 191 families put it first for 173 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,167
Gender: Girls
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Academy trust: PRESDALES SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Warren
Opened: Apr 2012

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 6 Mar 2024

OutstandingOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 177 pupils

Attainment 8

58.9

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

69.5%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

89.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.61

2023/24 · CI 0.39 to 0.83

This school

58.9

Hertfordshire

50.6

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

173

1st preferences

191

All applications

437

1st prefs per place

1.10

More first choices than places

162 of 191 first-preference applicants were offered a place (85%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,166

Capacity

1,061

110% full

Girls / boys

98/2

Girls

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)11%
English as an additional language7.7%
SEN support4.9%
Education, Health and Care plan1.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.