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Ralph Sadleir School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Academy
Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware SG11 1TF · ralphsadleir.herts.sch.uk · 01920 821042
On the mapSearch near SG11 1TF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 283
- 79% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ralph Sadleir School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼40% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ralph Sadleir School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 51%
- Replies
- 95
- 30% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (28%) with SEND