Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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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Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided 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

Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 saw 4 first-choice applications for 7 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools.
With 45 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 9.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
In 2024/25, 56% 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: High Cross, Ware, SG11 1AZ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 45 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 9.5

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 24 May 2022

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of their school.”
“The school values align closely with its ethos.”
“These values are central to the positive relationships which exist across the school.”

To improve

“Over time, pupils' achievement in national tests is variable.”
“This means that some pupils are not prepared well for the next stage in their education.”
“However, some improvements are in the early stages of implementation.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 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)	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: 4 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 4 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.

Thundridge Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School 2.2 mi Good
Kingshill Infant School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
Priors Wood Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published