St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Ware, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place; 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
There were 16 first-choice applications for 18 offers for Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
The school has 16.1 pupils per teacher and 20.6% eligible for free school meals; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire are 21.9 and 15.7%.

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: Hillside Lane, Great Amwell, Ware, SG12 9SE
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 155 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 20.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 17 December 2024

Strengths

“They take pride in their work and know adults want them to succeed.”
“Pupils are benefiting from recent changes to the curriculum.”
“As a result, most pupils across the school can recall key knowledge they have learned.”

To improve

“However, several pupils across the school are capable of learning in more depth.”
“At present, it is not sufficiently clear to staff the level of detailed knowledge they need to teach within certain subjects.”
“This limits how well pupils deepen and make connections in their knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2025 (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)	61%	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: 16 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 16 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.

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Cranbourne Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Roselands Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Forres Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Priors Wood Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published