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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 3 October 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry670 applications · 225 places offered · 248 named it first
- 2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 225 | 670 | 3.0 | 248 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 223 | 612 | 2.7 | 202 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 218 | 740 | 3.4 | 254 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 238 | 714 | 3.0 | 242 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 | 247 | 724 | 2.9 | 253 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 241 | 756 | 3.1 | 262 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2020 | 208 | 721 | 3.5 | 227 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 | 209 | 677 | 3.2 | 227 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2018 | 206 | 581 | 2.8 | 198 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 156 | 502 | 3.2 | 155 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 158 | 493 | 3.1 | 150 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 159 | 465 | 2.9 | 158 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 159 | 470 | 3.0 | 161 | 1.01 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 257 | 49.4 | 48% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 198 | 49.5 | 46% | 68% | – |
| 2023/24 | 216 | 51.9 | 57% | 76% | +0.53 |
| 2022/23 | 206 | 51.6 | 55% | 78% | +0.54 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Chauncy SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20233.0applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20242.5applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Outstanding20245.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · HertfordshireGood20243.1applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · HertfordshireSpecial measures Inadequate20221.8applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · HertfordshireGood20232.8applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.1applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
- 9.3 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137090 · 919/4498
- Trust
- Chauncy School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,014 pupils · 1,515 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- The Chauncy School (URN 117551)
- Address
- Park Road, Ware, SG12 0DP
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources