Jenyns First School and Nursery
Uplands, Braughing, Ware, SG11 2QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Sadler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 117087
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01920821461
About this school
Jenyns First School and Nursery is a community primary school in Ware. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 66 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Jenyns First School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jenyns First School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 7.1% | 66 | — |
| Roger De Clare First CofE School | — | 7.3% | 15.5% | 211 | 1.3 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 14.8% | 112 | 1.4 miles |
| Buntingford First School | — | 8.2% | 23.1% | 165 | 2.7 miles |
| Furneux Pelham Church of England School | 42% | 3.9% | 13.3% | 107 | 2.8 miles |
| Hormead Church of England (VA) First School | — | 3.9% | 14.6% | 143 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 2.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roger De Clare First CofE School1.3 miles
Primary · Ware
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ware
-
Buntingford First School2.7 miles
Primary · Buntingford
-
Furneux Pelham Church of England School2.8 miles
Primary · Furneux Pelham
-
Hormead Church of England (VA) First School3.0 miles
Primary · Buntingford
Other schools in Ware
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Kingshill Infant School Primary
- Larkspur Academy Primary
- Little Hadham Primary School Primary
- Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Priors Wood Primary School Primary
- Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Roger De Clare First CofE School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Jenyns First School and Nursery teach?
- Jenyns First School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Ware.
- Who is the headteacher of Jenyns First School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Jenyns First School and Nursery is Mr James Sadler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Jenyns First School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jenyns First School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Jenyns First School and Nursery?
- Jenyns First School and Nursery has 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Jenyns First School and Nursery full?
- Jenyns First School and Nursery has capacity for 85 pupils and 66 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Jenyns First School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Jenyns First School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Jenyns First School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Jenyns First School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Jenyns First School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Jenyns First School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Jenyns First School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Jenyns First School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.