Presdales School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ware, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.10 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.96

0.87

0.86

0.83

0.81

0.96

0.79

1.10

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Presdales School is a secondary school in Ware, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Presdales 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
Year 7 2026	1.10 mi
Year 7 2025	0.79 mi
Year 7 2024	0.96 mi
Year 7 2023	0.81 mi
Year 7 2022	0.83 mi
Year 7 2021	0.86 mi
Year 7 2020	0.87 mi
Year 7 2019	0.96 mi
Year 7 2018	1.05 mi
Year 7 2017	1.06 mi
Year 7 2016	1.04 mi
Year 7 2015	1.12 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.10 miles away, 10th shortest of 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
Year 7 2026 drew 191 first-choice applications for 173 offers; 162 offers went to first-choice families and 29 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
70% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.

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: Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9NX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,167 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.9

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 6 March 2024

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at Presdales School.”
“They access a vast range of clubs, from crochet to water polo.”
“There are also chances to develop leadership skills as subject ambassadors, school council representatives and prefects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	70%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	58.9	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 191 first-preference applications, 173 offers in total, 162 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 secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

The Chauncy School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Richard Hale School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
The John Warner School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Sele School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Robert Barclay Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
The Broxbourne School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Haileybury Turnford 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ridgeway Academy 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published