Best Schools in Ware

How many schools are there in Ware?

Ware has 23 open schools: 15 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 3 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ware are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Ware were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Middleton School, Presdales School, Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School, The Chauncy School, Jenyns First School and Nursery and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 21 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Middleton SchoolPresdales SchoolHunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolThe Chauncy SchoolJenyns First School and Nursery

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Ware get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Ware with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Presdales School, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.7 and 70% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Chauncy School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Presdales SchoolThe Chauncy School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Ware have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Ware with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Little Hadham Primary School (91% in reading, 91% in maths); St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (89% in reading, 79% in maths); and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (77% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Little Hadham Primary SchoolSt John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ware?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ware selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ware have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ware have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Ware?

Apply to Hertfordshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.