Priors Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ware, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.98 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Priors Wood Primary School is a primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Priors Wood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.98 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.44 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Among children for whom it was the nearest school, the last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.98 miles away.
- That Reception 2026 distance was further than in 2025 and 2015, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years; the biggest swing was 2024 to 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cozens Road, Ware, SG12 7HZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Warm relationships between pupils and staff create a strong sense of belonging at this friendly, welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are respectful to each other, staff and visitors.”
- “They feel safe at school and trust staff to care for them well.”
To improve
- “However, the attainment of some groups, such as disadvantaged pupils, is below national averages.”
- “In some subjects, the proportion of pupils working at a higher level is also below national averages.”
- “Some pupils need additional help to follow school routines and to be ready for learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Kingshill Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catherine's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thundridge Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wheatcroft Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
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