Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Ware, Hertfordshire·SG11 1AZ
Composite score
36.4
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#11,996
National rank
#1314
In East of England
#286
In Hertfordshire
Top 81%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
56%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
4 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
0.57
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
19
any preference, for 7 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.43
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.8320241.0020250.572026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
55
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
9.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
11.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
25.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
9.6
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School at a glance

Located in Ware, Hertfordshire, Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 55 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 7 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 11.1%. There are about 9.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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