St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSt John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ware.

Summary of the comparison

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ware.

  • St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 61.0% for St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WareSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWareSt John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking266th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure304th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 170
Capacity210 210
LocationWare, SG12 8BZ Ware, SG12 9SE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census197 170
Free school meals (ever 6)13.1% 16.5%
English as an additional language5.1% 2.4%
SEN support16.2% 11.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% Stronger figure18.6% 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.

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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