St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Ware, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.77 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Catherine's Church of England 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 | 0.77 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.80 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.65 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.69 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.77 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.63 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 51 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026, among those for whom it is the nearest school, lived 0.77 miles away; that was further than in 2025.
- The school has 25.5 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 21.9.
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
- Park Road, Ware, SG12 0AW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their busy, friendly school.”
- “They play, cooperate and learn happily together in this safe, nurturing environment.”
- “Pupils’ relationships with friends and adults are strong.”
To improve
- “The school promotes regular attendance but, despite their efforts, some pupils are missing too much time in school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (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) | 56% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 51 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingshill Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wheatcroft Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Priors Wood Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thundridge Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bengeo Primary School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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