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Grammar schools in Ware

There are no grammar schools in Ware.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Hertfordshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Ware admits without a selective test.

The nearest is The Latymer School, about 14.6 miles away in Enfield. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Ware

Straight-line distance from the centre of Ware — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
The Latymer School London 14.6 miles Mixed —
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet 15.0 miles Boys Outstanding
Woodford County High School Woodford Green 15.6 miles Girls Good
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School London 16.8 miles Girls Outstanding
Ilford County High School Ilford 17.1 miles Boys —
The Henrietta Barnett School London 19.0 miles Girls Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

The Latymer School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children, ranked within the top 900 test-takers (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places: Free School Meals/Universal Credit children ranked within the top 900 (published source)
  3. Up to 20 music places: children ranked within the top 700, selected by audition after passing the academic threshold (published source)

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet — 2026 entry

  1. All boys meeting the required standard, ranked purely by combined entrance-test score — no catchment area and no LAC/Pupil Premium priority category (published source)

Woodford County High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children with the minimum score (104) (published source)
  2. 45 places (25%) for children entitled to the Pupil Premium (including Ever 6), in order of total standardised score (published source)
  3. Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, in score order (published source)

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Baptised + Practising Catholic girls who are Looked After/Previously Looked After, ranked in the top 200 entrance-test places (published source)
  2. Up to 32 places (25%): Baptised + Practising Catholic girls eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked in the top 200 (published source)
  3. Baptised + Practising Catholic girls, in rank score order (published source)

Ilford County High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children with the minimum score (104) (published source)
  2. 45 places (25%) for children entitled to the Pupil Premium (including Ever 6), in order of total standardised score (published source)
  3. Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, in score order (published source)

The Henrietta Barnett School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children ranked in the top 300 Round One test results (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium girls ranked in the top 300 Round One test results, with current-school confirmation (published source)
  3. Girls living within 3 miles of the school (measured at application, straight line), who sit the Round Two test — ranked by score if oversubscribed (published source)

Schools in Ware

Ware has 23 open schools. Browse all Ware schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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