Kingshill Infant School
Heath Drive, Ware, SG12 0RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Elliott Plumb
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 117319
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01920465349
About this school
Kingshill Infant School is a community primary school in Ware. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingshill Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Kingshill Infant School 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 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingshill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 5.8% | 206 | — |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School | 65% | 3.7% | 14% | 231 | 0.1 miles |
| Larkspur Academy | 82% | 8.9% | 59% | 64 | 0.4 miles |
| St Catherine's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 13.4% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | 54% | 5.9% | 18.4% | 332 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 202 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 6.09%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.1 miles
-
Larkspur Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ware
-
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ware
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Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Ware
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ware
Other schools in Ware
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Jenyns First School and Nursery 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 ages does Kingshill Infant School teach?
- Kingshill Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Ware.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingshill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Kingshill Infant School is Mr Elliott Plumb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingshill Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingshill Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kingshill Infant School?
- Kingshill Infant School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Kingshill Infant School full?
- Kingshill Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 206 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Kingshill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Kingshill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingshill Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingshill Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Kingshill Infant School's absence rate?
- Kingshill Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Kingshill Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kingshill Infant School. 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.