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Priors Wood Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Alan Bishop

location_onWare, SG12 7HZ

language Visit Website phone 1920464135

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Priors Wood Primary School is a Community school primary school in Ware, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Priors Wood Primary School is a community school in Ware, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 222 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #280 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #12,117 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%

Reading76% LA 76%

Writing64% LA 70%

Maths76% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading82% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.3

-3.4 to 1.2

-4.3

Write

LA -0.4

-6.5 to -2.1

-4.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.4 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.1

-0.4 to 4.1

0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 3.0

-3.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.0 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 66%

Reading62% LA 78%

Writing45% LA 78%

Maths45% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.1

-3.5 to 0.9

-6.6

Write

LA -0.5

-8.7 to -4.5

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.1 to -3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 June 2021

Inspection Report

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19 April 2016

Inspection Report

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05 June 2014

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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21 June 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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05 November 2007

Inspection Report

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04 November 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 222 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	215	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	217	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	223	8	3.6%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	215	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	214	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	214	5	2.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	5	2.2%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	228	3	1.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Priors Wood Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

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London Colney Primary & Nursery School

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