Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ware · SG11 1AZ · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS243%
- Absence11.1%
- FSM18.2%
1.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 117408
Thundridge Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Herts · SG12 0SY
Ages 3–11 · 91 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
46%
Overall absence
8.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-03-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.5%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 6.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 49
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill76%
91 pupils · 120 places
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- Boys / girls
- 45 / 46
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 91 / 120 (76%)
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- FSM pupils
- 12
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bridgman
Location
- Address
- Ermine Street, Thundridge, Ware
- Postcode
- SG12 0SY
- Town
- Herts
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Herts, Hertfordshire, 91 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 13.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Ware · SG12 0RL · Hertfordshire
Ages 7–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM12.6%
1.2 miles away
Kingshill Infant School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ware · SG12 0RL · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–7
- Absence4.8%
- FSM3.7%
1.3 miles away
Larkspur Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Ware · SG12 7LP · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM60.0%
1.4 miles away
Priors Wood Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Ware · SG12 7HZ · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.2%
1.6 miles away
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ware · SG12 0AW · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS256%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM11.7%
1.8 miles away
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Ware · SG12 7BT · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM16.3%
1.8 miles away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Ware · SG12 9HY · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS241%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM8.4%
2.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bridgman
- Telephone
- 01920462642