Ralph Sadleir School
Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1TF
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RALPH SADLEIR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Scripps
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 140249
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01920821042
About this school
Ralph Sadleir School is a middle academy in Ware. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ralph Sadleir School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 79 | 77 | 68 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 43% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 49% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 58% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Ralph Sadleir 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 | 51% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 348 |
| 2023/24 | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ralph Sadleir School compares
Ralph Sadleir School ranked 307th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 7.1% | 17.1% | 283 | — |
| Edwinstree Church of England Middle School | 43% | 6.8% | 15.5% | 486 | 4.6 miles |
| Roger De Clare First CofE School | — | 7.3% | 15.5% | 211 | 0.1 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 14.8% | 112 | 0.5 miles |
| Jenyns First School and Nursery | — | 4.4% | 7.1% | 66 | 1.3 miles |
| St Edmund's College | — | — | 0% | 684 | 1.4 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
- 23 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.09%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School4.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Buntingford
-
Roger De Clare First CofE School0.1 miles
Primary · Ware
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ware
-
Jenyns First School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Ware
-
St Edmund's College1.4 miles
Independent schools · Ware
Other schools in Ware
Ralph Sadleir School ranks 14th of the 14 ranked primary 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Ralph Sadleir School teach?
- Ralph Sadleir School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Ware.
- Who is the headteacher of Ralph Sadleir School?
- The headteacher of Ralph Sadleir School is Mrs Kerry Scripps, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ralph Sadleir School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ralph Sadleir 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 Ralph Sadleir School?
- Ralph Sadleir School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Ralph Sadleir School full?
- Ralph Sadleir School has capacity for 360 pupils and 283 on roll (79%), 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 Ralph Sadleir School a faith school?
- No. Ralph Sadleir School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ralph Sadleir School part of an academy trust?
- Ralph Sadleir School is part of RALPH SADLEIR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ralph Sadleir School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ralph Sadleir School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Ralph Sadleir School ranked 307th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ralph Sadleir School's absence rate?
- Ralph Sadleir School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ralph Sadleir School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ralph Sadleir 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 1 July 2026.