Presdales School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Ware · SG12 9NX · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att858.8
- P80.6
- EM5+71%
- Absence8.0%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 137090
The Chauncy School
Academy converter · Ware · SG12 0DP
Ages 11–18 · 1,515 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Attainment 8
51.9
Overall absence
6.0%
Admissions demand
1.17 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-08-01
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.53
−20+2
Attainment 851.9
English & maths grade 5+57%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry25%
EBacc APS: 4.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 5.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,222
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.17 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
254
Places offered
218
1st-preference offers
215
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 740
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 218
- Applications from outside LA
- 16
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
1,515 pupils · 1,014 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,515
- Boys / girls
- 816 / 699
- School capacity
- 1,014
- Capacity fill
- 1,515 / 1,014 (149%)
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- FSM pupils
- 207
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHAUNCY SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- CHAUNCY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Walton
Location
- Address
- Park Road
- Postcode
- SG12 0DP
- Town
- Ware
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ware, Hertfordshire, 1,515 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Richard Hale School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Hertford · SG13 8EN · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att853.8
- P80.3
- EM5+66%
- Absence6.2%
2.1 miles away
The Sele School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Hertford · SG14 2DG · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att841.3
- P8-0.3
- EM5+33%
- Absence12.9%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Walton
- Telephone
- 01920411200