Roger De Clare First CofE School

Roger De Clare First CofE School has made substantial improvements since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to Good in overall effectiveness and across multiple domains. The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued, contributing to their overall happiness and positive behaviour. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm, and there is a strong emphasis on personal development, including the well-being and mental health of students, with an inclusive culture that supports all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel cared for and safe at school.
• The school has high expectations and promotes positive behaviour effectively.
• Reading is a high priority, with a well-implemented phonics programme.
• The early years provision effectively prepares children for Year 1.
• There is a strong personal, social and health education curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• The delivery of the curriculum is inconsistent across classes.
• Support for some pupils with SEND needs to be more precise.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Roger De Clare First CofE School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Roger De Clare First CofE School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Roger De Clare First CofE School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 5.7% of pupils at Roger De Clare First CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Roger De Clare First CofE School received £7,933 and spent £7,752 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £62,000 (£304 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Roger De Clare First CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roger De Clare First CofE School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Roger De Clare First CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Roger De Clare First CofE School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Roger De Clare First CofE School have?

Roger De Clare First CofE School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roger De Clare First CofE School cover?

Roger De Clare First CofE School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Roger De Clare First CofE School?

Roger De Clare First CofE School is at Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1TF.