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Best Schools in Ware

Compare 26 schools in Ware. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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26

Total Schools

5

Outstanding

16

Good

Primary Schools

22 schools

Secondary Schools

6 schools

Top Performing Schools in Ware

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School

Community school

Primary

High Street, Hunsdon, Ware, SG12 8NT

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 11/30/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

80%

Maths Meets Standard

93%

Reading Progress

+0.9

Maths Progress

+2.5

110 pupils • 10.9% FSM • 2.7% EAL

Little Hadham Primary School

Community school

Primary

Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2DX

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 12/13/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

100%

Maths Meets Standard

100%

Reading Progress

+4.3

Maths Progress

+3.8

125 pupils • 16.8% FSM • 12.0% EAL

St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL

Ages: 7-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 7/3/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

83%

Maths Meets Standard

78%

Reading Progress

-2.2

Maths Progress

-2.9

236 pupils • 10.6% FSM • 1.3% EAL

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Academy converter

Primary

High Street, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1RZ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/22/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

76%

Maths Meets Standard

82%

Reading Progress

+0.4

Maths Progress

+0.2

118 pupils • 10.2% FSM • 11.9% EAL

Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

Little Munden Primary School, Dane End, Ware, SG12 0NR

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/2/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

100%

Maths Meets Standard

86%

Reading Progress

+5.7

Maths Progress

+1.8

76 pupils • 13.2% FSM • 0.0% EAL

St Catherine's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

Park Road, Ware, SG12 0AW

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 7/10/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

74%

Maths Meets Standard

77%

Reading Progress

-1.4

Maths Progress

-0.4

393 pupils • 13.2% FSM • 8.4% EAL

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Amwell View School

Community special school

Primary, Secondary, Post-16

Station Road, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, SG12 8EH

Ages: 2-19

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 9/12/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

Maths Meets Standard

Reading Progress

-7.4

Maths Progress

-9.8

Attainment 8

No data

Progress 8

No data

English & Maths 5+

No data

English & Maths 4+

No data

162 pupils • 29.0% FSM • 8.6% EAL

Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

Voluntary aided school

Primary

New Road, Ware, SG12 7BT

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 7/19/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

70%

Maths Meets Standard

53%

Reading Progress

-1.8

Maths Progress

-2.5

311 pupils • 11.9% FSM • 10.6% EAL

Hertford Regional College

Further education

Post-16

Scotts Road, Ware, SG12 9JF

Ages: 16-99

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 11/5/2021

Performance

Academic Progress

No data

Average Points

No data

Pupil numbers not available • FSM data not available

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School

Community school

Primary

High Street, Hunsdon, Ware, SG12 8NT

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 11/30/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

80%

Maths Meets Standard

93%

Reading Progress

+0.9

Maths Progress

+2.5

110 pupils • 10.9% FSM • 2.7% EAL

Jenyns First School and Nursery

Community school

Primary

Uplands, Braughing, Ware, SG11 2QJ

Ages: 3-9

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 2/28/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

No data

Maths Meets Standard

No data

Reading Progress

No data

Maths Progress

No data

74 pupils • 6.8% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Kingshill Infant School

Community school

Primary

Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL

Ages: 3-7

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/18/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

No data

Maths Meets Standard

No data

Reading Progress

No data

Maths Progress

No data

209 pupils • 6.7% FSM • 7.2% EAL

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