Middle deemed secondary school in Ware, Hertfordshire
Ralph Sadleir School
Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1TF
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 79% full — 283 of 360 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 142 / 141
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 20%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- With an EHC plan
- 6%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Hertfordshire 006E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 29%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 71%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- RALPH SADLEIR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kerry Scripps
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Braughing & Standon
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- URN
- 140249
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edmund's CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.4 mi |
| Edwinstree Church of England Middle SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 4.6 mi |
| Freman CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 53.1 | 4.8 mi |
| Bishop's Stortford CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 5.5 mi |
| Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 5.5 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57.6 | 5.8 mi |
| The Chauncy SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 49.5 | 5.8 mi |
| The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2023 | 60.2 | 6.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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