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Presdales School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hoe Lane, Ware SG12 9NX · presdales.herts.sch.uk · 01920 462210
On the mapSearch near SG12 9NX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,167
- 106 over 1,061 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 173 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 182 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 194 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 182 | 201 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 189 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.9, and 69.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲69.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲89.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲82.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 74.9 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 21.1 | +5.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 142 students | B- (37.7) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 142 students | B- (37.7) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 21 students | Dist (34.4) | Average +0.36 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 130 | B- (36.9) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 122 | B (40.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 137 | B (39.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 128 | B- (36.6) | +0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 121 | B (38.5) | +0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 123 | B- (37.4) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | B- (35.2) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66.4 | −5.2 |
| Further and other education | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 20.1 | +3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Presdales School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (253 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 253
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (21%) with SEND