Community school · Hertfordshire

Priors Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
231Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117271URN

Cozens Road, Ware, SG12 7HZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

78 applications for 30 places · 148th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 9 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	78	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	83	2.8	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	97	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2023	27	81	3.0	27	1.00
Sep 2022	30	83	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2021	29	88	3.0	31	1.07
Sep 2020	19	61	3.2	19	1.00
Sep 2019	30	92	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	90	3.0	31	1.03
Sep 2017	23	80	3.5	23	1.00
Sep 2016	30	99	3.3	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	118	3.9	36	1.20
Sep 2014	28	99	3.5	20	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 64% · Maths 76% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%278th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	105	103
2023/24	65%	0%	107	105
2022/23	55%	0%	107	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Priors Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

65%met the SATs standard
Kingshill Infant School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Thundridge Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Wheatcroft Primary School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117271 · 919/2316
Capacity: 231 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cozens Road, Ware, SG12 7HZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources