Pinewood School, Ware

Requires Improvement
Special
Academy special converter
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Taney Howarth
Pupils:206 / 192 capacity
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01920412211
Address:Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9PB
Trust:PINEWOOD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:141251
UKPRN:10047151
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hertford and Stortford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement.

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At a Glance

47.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Ware Rail Station
909m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

School (o/s)
281m · 5 min walk
Gilpin Road (opp)
706m · 11 min walk
Gilpin Mews (nr)
742m · 12 min walk
Springs (opp)
822m · 13 min walk
Hertford Regional College (Stop A)
864m · 14 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

107%

Over capacity

206 pupils

192 capacity

14 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Ware

High pressure
New homes approved:907
Projected new pupils:163

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ware

Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire

Low demand0.89x oversubscription

Places available

15,354

Applications

13,699

Got 1st preference

75.8%

Got preferred school

94.7%

Secondary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(103)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.05313%

Overall absence

26.54028%

Persistent absence

211

Enrolments

Authorised7.08977%
Unauthorised2.96337%
Persistent (10%+)26.54028%
Severe (50%+)3.79147%

Absence trend

8.15525%
18/19
5.07332%
20/21
11.83113%
21/22
10.00251%
22/23
9.75688%
23/24
10.05313%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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