Ralph Sadleir School

Academy converter·Primary school Ware, Hertfordshire·SG11 1TF
Composite score
27.2
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#13,829
National rank
#1544
In East of England
#317
In Hertfordshire
Top 93%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
40%
% achieving higher RWM
1%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
275
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,778
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Ralph Sadleir School

Ralph Sadleir School is a primary school in Ware, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 275 pupils aged 9 to 13 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 40% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. 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 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Ralph Sadleir School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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