Secondary
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9PB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 206 of 192 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- PINEWOOD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 61.7
- Pupils per adult
- 3.4
- Pupils
- 209
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
September 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9PB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Taney Howarth
- Address
- Hoe Lane, Ware, SG12 9PB
- Telephone
- 01920412211