Ralph Sadleir School, Ware
Ralph Sadleir School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Ware. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 14 schools in Ware with published results, and 13,535th of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Capacity
- 61% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ralph Sadleir School in detail
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Ralph Sadleir School reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 75% in reading and 49% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Ralph Sadleir School
Across Hertfordshire, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hertfordshire lodged 722 appeals against secondary school offers; 515 reached a hearing and 92 succeeded (17.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ralph Sadleir School are Edwinstree Church of England Middle School (4.6 miles, Good); and Freman College (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8).
Who goes there
4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 30 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 20 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ralph Sadleir School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Recreation Ground (outside), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 17 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ralph Sadleir School issued 24 suspensions, 8.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Ralph Sadleir School are Roger De Clare First CofE School (under 0.1 miles), St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and Jenyns First School and Nursery (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Roger De Clare First CofE SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolJenyns First School and Nursery
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2024 inspection.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
17.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
24
Suspensions
8.73%
Suspension rate
11 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 275 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Ralph Sadleir School
Term dates
Ralph Sadleir School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ralph Sadleir School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ralph Sadleir School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
276 pupils
450 places
174 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ware
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ware
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
15,222
Applications
13,456
Got 1st preference
77.5%
Got preferred school
94.9%
All secondary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(4)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
17.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
283
Total Pupils
141
Boys
142
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£40,994
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,113
Per pupil
£1782k
Total funding
£59k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
19.9%
Persistent absence
287
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Ralph Sadleir School
What are SATs results like at Ralph Sadleir School?
Of the pupils at Ralph Sadleir School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 46% did so in maths.
What is Ralph Sadleir School's Ofsted rating?
Ralph Sadleir School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2012 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ralph Sadleir School?
No fixed boundary. When Ralph Sadleir School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ralph Sadleir School?
Ralph Sadleir School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 450 places.
How big are the classes at Ralph Sadleir School?
Classes at Ralph Sadleir School average 23.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ralph Sadleir School?
Ralph Sadleir School has around 283 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ralph Sadleir School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Ralph Sadleir School in 2024/25. 19.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ralph Sadleir School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ralph Sadleir School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Ralph Sadleir School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ralph Sadleir School?
Ralph Sadleir School is at Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1TF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)