Primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0AW
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 11 July 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.
Key stage 2 results 2024/25
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Reached the higher standard
Average reading score
Average maths score
On the headline measure this school is in the lower half of state-funded primaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the lower half.
There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- Places
- 450
- How full
- 92% full — 415 of 450 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 207 / 208
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Hertfordshire 013C, 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
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 26%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Hazel Leslie
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Ware St Mary's
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- URN
- 117410
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 68% | 0.4 mi |
| Kingshill Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 65% | 0.7 mi |
| Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 54% | 0.7 mi |
| Larkspur AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 82% | 0.9 mi |
| Wheatcroft Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 51% | 1.1 mi |
| Priors Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 48% | 1.3 mi |
| Thundridge Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 1.8 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded primary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Lillie Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 70% |
| Wendell Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 76% |
| Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreCommunity school | No grade | 78% |
| Hanover Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 67% |
| St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 89% |
| Ashmole Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 56% |
| Holbeach Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 56% |
| Good Shepherd RC SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 67% |
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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