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Presdales School

Secondary school in Ware, Hertfordshire. Outstanding (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 6 March 2024, report published 24 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2028

The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 1.0 milesThe Chauncy School

    Secondary, Ware, Hertfordshire

    School remains Outstanding (Jun 2023)

  2. 1.8 milesSimon Balle All-Through School

    Secondary, Hertford, Hertfordshire

    School remains Outstanding (Apr 2024)

  3. 2.1 milesRichard Hale School

    Secondary, Hertford, Hertfordshire

    Good (Jul 2024)

  4. 2.3 milesThe John Warner School

    Secondary, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

    Inadequate (Oct 2022) Special measures

  5. 3.1 milesThe Sele School

    Secondary, Hertford, Hertfordshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.