Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · 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

Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)

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All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Sacred Heart Catholic 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
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, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 2024/25 figure of 68% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers; 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published outcome did the same.
Free school meal eligibility is 8.4% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 14.1%.

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: Broadmeads, Ware, SG12 9HY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 202 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.2

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024

Strengths

“This is a happy school, where everyone receives a warm welcome.”
“Pupils take pride in learning about the school’s virtues, two of which are respect and courtesy.”
“They demonstrate these consistently in everything that they do, and they celebrate them in weekly assemblies.”

To improve

“However, in a few subjects, the precise knowledge that pupils should learn is not as clear.”
“Teachers are less effective at helping pupils know and remember this key knowledge in these subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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)	68%	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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Kingshill Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School 0.8 mi Good
Priors Wood Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Wheatcroft Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published