Priors Wood Primary School is a primary school located in Ware. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cozens Road, Ware, SG12 7HZ
Website: www.priorswoodschool.com/
Telephone: 01920464135
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Bishop
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117271

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 231
Number of Pupils: 195
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.1
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -5 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priors Wood Primary School
Cozens Road , SG12 7HZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Larkspur Academy
Tower Road , SG12 7LP 		1out of 4 703 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, Ware
New Road , SG12 7BT 		3out of 4 1,248 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
Heath Drive , SG12 0RL 		3out of 4 1,359 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Kingshill Infant School
Heath Drive , SG12 0RL 		4out of 4 1,465 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Presdales School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9NX 		4out of 4 2,163 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The Chauncy School
Park Road , SG12 0DP 		4out of 4 2,404 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertford Regional College
Scotts Road , SG12 9JF 		- not rated 1,861 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9PB 		2out of 4 2,544 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk , SG12 9PD 		4out of 4 2,559 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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