Overall Oxbridge
#1,082
4 ranked schools · -168 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
21
Offers
4
Offer rate19.1%
-3.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Ware
On the River Lea in East Hertfordshire, Ware spreads from a compact historic core outward through modern suburban estates. Rows of Georgian and Victorian mills line the river, records of Ware's nineteenth-century industrial heritage. The parish today holds a population of around 19,600 residents.
The town's railway station provides links to Liverpool Street via West Anglia rail services, a journey of around fifty minutes. Ware is widely regarded as one of East Hertfordshire's most competitive postcodes for primary catchments, with Little Hadham and Old Hall Green extending the catchment belt south and east. Hunsdon borders the parish to the north.
17
Primary
schools
2
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
3
Special
schools
of which4sixth forms·11faith24 total
Area Performance
Ware schools rank in the top 45% of England
Across 21 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.99/10, +0.56 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
26% Elite
Distribution across all Ware schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Ware vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 45%
Across all ranked Ware schools
Top 54%Primaryavg #8,053 of 14,978
Top 23%Secondaryavg #879 of 3,861
Top 25%Sixth formavg #645 of 2,554
Primary schools: 14 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,053
-4 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 54% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,053
-4 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 54% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.0/10
+1.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#879
+27 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 23% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
22%
-34 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.0
+8.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.0/10
+1.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#879
+27 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 23% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
22%
-34 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.0
+8.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.3/10
+1.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#645
+25 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 25% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
29%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
60%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.3/10
+1.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#645
+25 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 25% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
29%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
60%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
3
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,169
4 ranked schools · -396 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
18
Offers
4
Offer rate22.2%
-7.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Ware
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Ware
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Ware
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