What schools serve Ware?

There are 24 schools in Ware, Hertfordshire, including Jenyns First School and Nursery, Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School, Little Hadham Primary School, Priors Wood Primary School, Kingshill Infant School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Ware?

Ware has 16 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. There are also 6 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Ware?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Ware, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Ware schools are set by Hertfordshire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Hertfordshire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Ware?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ware are set by Hertfordshire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Ware

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Ware is a Hertfordshire market town on the River Lea with 24 schools - 16 primaries and 2 secondaries. Hertfordshire County Council co-ordinates admissions, using its home-to-school distance algorithm for community schools. Ware's growth as a commuter settlement has tightened primary competition in some zones, particularly along the A10 corridor.

The two main secondaries - Presdales (girls, partially selective) and Ware Academy - serve different catchments. Presdales operates a partially-selective entry for girls showing high ability and draws applicants from well beyond Ware itself; Ware Academy is fully comprehensive and caters primarily to the town and immediate villages. Hertfordshire's co-ordinated secondary timetable requires preferences by the October deadline.

School demand in Ware

Across the 23 schools in Ware with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 7 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

11 schools in Ware have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

7 of the schools in Ware are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

10 of the schools in Ware have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Ware: 3 oversubscribed (16)

Jenyns First School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

Ware · SG11 2QJ

Ages 3-9 64 pupils Capacity 85

Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Ware · SG12 8NT

Ages 4-11 116 pupils Capacity 105

Little Hadham Primary School

Primary · Community school

Ware · SG11 2DX

Ages 3-11 139 pupils Capacity 140

Priors Wood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Ware · SG12 7HZ

Ages 3-11 222 pupils Capacity 231

Kingshill Infant School

Primary · Community school

Ware · SG12 0RL

Ages 3-7 207 pupils Capacity 180