Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk, Ware, SG12 9PD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Hartley
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 117676
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01920485152
About this school
Middleton School is a community special school in Ware. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 113 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 4% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 4% | 0% | 5% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 89.0 | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 88.0 | 86.0 | 87.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Middleton 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 24 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report22 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.37%
- Persistent absence
- 26.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pinewood School0.1 miles
Academies · Ware
-
Haileybury College1.4 miles
Independent schools · Hertford
-
Amwell View School1.5 miles
Special schools · Ware
-
Hailey Hall School1.6 miles
Academies · Hertford
-
Duncombe School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Hertford
Other schools in Ware
- Amwell View School Special schools
- Pinewood School Academies
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Jenyns First School and Nursery 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Middleton School teach?
- Middleton School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Ware.
- Who is the headteacher of Middleton School?
- The headteacher of Middleton School is Mrs Debbie Hartley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Middleton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middleton 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 big is Middleton School?
- Middleton School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Middleton School full?
- Middleton School has capacity for 90 pupils and 113 on roll (126%), 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 Middleton School a faith school?
- No. Middleton School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Middleton School have?
- The schools register lists Middleton School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Middleton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Middleton School's absence rate?
- Middleton School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middleton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middleton School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.