St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England 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 12/06/2019. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hillside Lane, Ware

School Information

Address: Hillside Lane, Ware, SG12 9SE
Website: http://www.sjbaptist.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01920870135
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lydia Hunt
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117432

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rye Park Nursery School
Walton Road , EN11 0LN
4out of 4 2,841 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Hillside Lane , Great Amwell SG12 9SE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Mill Race , Stanstead Abbotts SG12 8BZ
3out of 4 1,557 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Cranbourne Primary School
Bridleway North , EN11 9PP
3out of 4 1,899 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Roselands Primary School
High Wood Road , EN11 9AR
3out of 4 2,150 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Forres Primary School
Stanstead Road , EN11 0RW
2out of 4 2,407 yd Community school No 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 2,034 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The John Warner School
Stanstead Road , EN11 0QF
2out of 4 2,163 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 2,490 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Amwell View School
Station Road , Stanstead Abbotts SG12 8EH
4out of 4 865 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Hailey Hall School
Hailey Lane , SG13 7PB
2out of 4 1,736 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk , SG12 9PD
4out of 4 1,869 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9PB
2out of 4 2,014 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
, SG13 7NU
- not rated 2,343 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.