Presdales School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Hoe Lane
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 9NX
Phone 01920462210
Reference Number 137985

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1166
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 2.06%
Girls: 97.94%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 180 180
8 Unknown 180 180
9 Unknown 180 180
10 Unknown 176 176
11 Unknown 177 177
12 12 118 130
13 12 131 143

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.8%
White, Other 5.6%
White & Asian 2.7%
African 2.7%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
Indian 1.3%
Irish 1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 2024-04-25
Date Report
2024-03-06 School inspection:OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 25 April 2024
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 13 August 2012
Previously as Presdales School
2011-01-07 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 16 May 2011
2008-05-21 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2008
2004-11-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 February 2005
2011-01-07 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 16 May 2011
2008-05-21 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2008
2004-11-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 February 2005

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 69.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 88.1% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 37.73 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.85 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 11.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 156 13
Third Preference 78 2
From another Local Authority 22 3

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PD
0.24 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Broadmeads, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9HY
0.46 miles
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
New Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7BT
0.6 miles
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0AW
0.89 miles
Larkspur Academy
Tower Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7LP
1.06 miles
Wheatcroft Primary School
Stanstead Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7HQ
1.07 miles
Kingshill Infant School
Heath Drive, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0RL
1.15 miles
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Hillside Lane, Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9SE
1.16 miles
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
Heath Drive, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0RL
1.19 miles
Priors Wood Primary School
Cozens Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7HZ
1.23 miles
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School
Woodland Road, Hertford Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7QW
1.29 miles
Abel Smith School
Churchfields, Greencoates, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AE
1.89 miles
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Mill Race, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8BZ
1.99 miles
Roselands Primary School
High Wood Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9AR
2.02 miles
The Cranbourne Primary School
Bridleway North, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9PP
2.11 miles
Duncombe School
4 Warren Park Road, Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3JA
2.16 miles
Bengeo Primary School
The Avenue, Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3DX
2.26 miles
Mill Mead Primary Academy
Mill Mead Primary School Port Vale, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3AA
2.3 miles
Morgans Primary School & Nursery
Morgans Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8DR
2.33 miles
Forres Primary Academy
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0RW
2.38 miles
Name Distance
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PB
0.22 miles
Hertford Regional College
Scotts Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9JF
0.31 miles
The Chauncy School
Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0DP
1.03 miles
Haileybury College
1.64 miles
Amwell View School
Station Road, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8EH
1.65 miles
Simon Balle All-Through School
Mangrove Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AJ
1.77 miles
Hailey Hall School
Hailey Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7PB
1.83 miles
Richard Hale School
Hale Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EN
2.13 miles
The John Warner School
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
2.31 miles
The Sele School
Welwyn Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2DG
3.09 miles
Robert Barclay Academy
Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8JY
3.4 miles
The Broxbourne School
Badgers Walk, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7FU
4.31 miles
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