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Kingshill Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ware, SG12 0RL

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Kingshill Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Jan 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils206
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Elliott Plumb
Local authorityHertfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 117319.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils206
Girls107
Boys99
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.4.9%
First language not English1.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.166
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.7.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.22
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83.5%
Other mixed
5.3%
Other White
3.4%
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
White and Asian
1.5%
Other Asian
1%
Gypsy/Roma
0.5%
White and Black African
0.5%
Indian
0.5%
African
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.8
Teachers (FTE)8.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.62
Support staff (FTE)21.99
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.130
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.63
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.59
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Overall absence3%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.4.2%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire12.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Kingshill Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Catherine's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryChrist Church CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryThe Chauncy SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryPriors Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.2 miSecondaryPresdales SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.3 miPrimaryThundridge Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryWheatcroft Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Kingshill Infant School

What is Kingshill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Kingshill Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 17 Jan 2023.

How hard is it to get into Kingshill Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Kingshill Infant School made 59 offers from 130 applications (2.2 per offer), and 59 of 63 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Kingshill Infant School?

Kingshill Infant School has 206 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Kingshill Infant School?

Kingshill Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Kingshill Infant School?

At Kingshill Infant School, there were 23 pupils per teacher in 2025/26.

What is attendance like at Kingshill Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Kingshill Infant School missed 3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 4.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.