Edwinstree Church of England Middle SchoolRalph Sadleir School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Edwinstree Church of England Middle School and Ralph Sadleir School are middle deemed secondary schools.

  • Edwinstree Church of England Middle School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ralph Sadleir School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Edwinstree Church of England Middle School was judged Good and Ralph Sadleir School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 43.0% for Edwinstree Church of England Middle School and 40.0% for Ralph Sadleir School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Edwinstree Church of England Middle School (59.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ralph Sadleir School (51.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Edwinstree Church of England Middle School versus Ralph Sadleir School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BuntingfordEdwinstree Church of England Middle SchoolWareRalph Sadleir SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking75th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure79th of 81 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary Middle deemed secondary
Age range9-13 9-13
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll485 275
Capacity480 360
LocationBuntingford, SG9 9AW Ware, SG11 1TF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% Stronger figure40.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census485 275
Free school meals (ever 6)15.5% 17.1%
English as an additional language3.1% 4.0%
SEN support18.6% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 6.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.6% Stronger figure19.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Edwinstree Church of England Middle School

Ralph Sadleir School

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