School profile
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PB
Overview
Pinewood School is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Ware, East of England, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy special converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Age range
- Ages 11–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- School capacity
- 192
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 141251
Admissions
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Academy trust or group
- PINEWOOD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 12 May 2026 · Published 23 June 2026
Renewed education inspection framework
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Previous inspection information
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 October 2023 · Published 1 February 2024
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Location
- Address
- Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PB
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
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