Presdales School
Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9NX
1,167 pupils · 110% of 1,061 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PRESDALES SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 69.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 89.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 82.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 173 | 191 | 437 | 173 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 182 | 463 | 175 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 177 | 194 | 471 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 182 | 201 | 485 | 182 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 189 | 466 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 191 | 533 | 180 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 178 | 558 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 192 | 580 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Chauncy School 1.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Richard Hale School 3.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The John Warner School 3.7 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- The Sele School 5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Robert Barclay Academy 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Broxbourne School 6.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.