Middleton School

URN: 117676 • Ware SG12 9PD

Overview

Name
Middleton School
URN
117676
Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open
Gender
Mixed
Religious
Does not apply
Admissions
Not applicable
Trust
Private
No
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Ranking score
66.0 / 100
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Leadership & Contact

Headteacher
Debbie Hartley (since 2025) , Headteacher
Telephone
01920485152
Website
Visit
Address
Walnut Tree Walk, Ware SG12 9PD

Summary

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School Profile
NAME: Middleton School
URN: 117676
LA: Hertfordshire
TOWN: Ware
POSTCODE: SG12 9PD
PHASE: Not applicable
TYPE: Community special school
GENDER: Mixed
PUPILS: 112
CAPACITY: 90
FSM_PCT: 37.50
WEBSITE: http://middleton.herts.sch.uk/
DATA_DATE: 2025-07-14

Website Extract:
Middleton School – Be Part of Something Outstanding
Middleton School – Be Part of Something Outstanding Skip to content 01920 485152admin@middleton.herts.sch.uk Home About Us Admissions The Curriculum at Middleton Governors Policies Safeguarding Virtual Tour Staff Outreach Information News & Dates Term Dates Newsletters Parents Support for Families Keeping Children Safe Online Mental Health School Dinner Menu Friends of Middleton Pupils Speech and Language A Story with Mr Hayes Kestrels Herons Eagles Kingfishers Puffins Swifts Toucans Owls Penguins Robins Recruitment Contact Middleton School Be Part of Something Outstanding Middleton School Everyone at Middleton is Safe and Happy Middleton School Be Part of Something Outstanding Middleton School Be Part of Something Outstanding Middleton School Everyone at Middleton is Safe and Happy Welcome Welcome to Middleton School Middleton School opened in 1994. Over the past twenty five years it has grown and flourished to provide Outstanding education (Ofsted 2006, 2009, 2013, 2017), for primary aged pupils with learning difficulties in East Hertfordshire. The children who attend Middleton School have an Education Health Care Plan and have agreement from the local authority that their needs may best be met within a specialist educational setting. Middleton School benefits from an extensive team of caring, knowledgeable and nurturing staff, who challenge and support our pupils on a daily basis. Middleton School offers pupils a creative, engaging and aspiring curriculum where the children and their individual needs remain at the heart of what we deliver. Middleton School values it’s links with other schools and the wider community. It offers an extensive and well respected Outreach Service for mainstream schools and strives to place our own pupils at the heart of activities within the local community. Values At Middleton school we value: a SAFE and SECURE environment in which pupils feel confident to engage in new experiences and grow as a learner. A VIBRANT and MEANINGFUL curriculum which enriches life opportunities and engages the pupil at their own individual level. The PUPIL VOICE in an environment where all pupil contributions are listened to, valued and incorporated into small scale and large scale decisions. INDEPENDENCE and RESILIENCE in preparation for future life experiences and optimum individual potential. KINDNESS and FRIENDSHIP, fostered through the holistic ethos of the school and mutual respect for all. WELL BEING for all stakeholders including pupils, staff, visitors and families. HIGH ASPIRATION and PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT for all. Pupils are encouraged to extend their learning through enrichment opportunities, gaining confidence in their skill set to equip them for their adult life. Pupils are encouraged to not set boundaries upon what they may achieve, but to strive for their own personal goals in life.

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About Us – Middleton School
Middleton School was formed by the amalgamation of Broxbournebury and Hillside schools in September 1990. We moved to our new premises just outside of the town of Ware in September 1993 and opened as a Primary School for pupils who have Moderate Learning Difficulties, Speech and Language and Communication Difficulties and Autism. With a capacity for approximately 80 children, we cater for pupils from 4 – 11 years with a wide range of needs including autism, speech, language and communication needs and a variety of other challenges. The pupils come from the whole of East Hertfordshire, from Bishops Stortford to Waltham Cross.All pupils at Middleton have an Education Health Care Plan. Our school offers advice support and training to local mainstream schools as part of Hertfordshire’s response to inclusion. This service is called Outreach.

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The Curriculum at Middleton – Middleton School
‘ The Middleton family are the best – I was petrified when my child began with you in Year three but now I want him to stay forever!â€


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Key details

LA
Hertfordshire
Age range
4 - 11
Boarders
No boarders
Sixth form
Not applicable
Trust
Capacity
90
Pupils
112
Boys
75
Girls
37
FSM %
37.50
Open date
Close date
Last Ofsted
2024-04-25
Next inspection
Data snapshot
2025-07-14
County
Hertfordshire

Trends

DatePupilsBoysGirlsCapacityFSM%
2025-07-14 112 75 37 90 37.50
2024-09-11 107 77 30 90 35.50
2023-09-11 96 65 31 90 33.30
2022-09-11 96 65 31 90 33.30
2021-09-11 94 61 33 90 26.60
2020-09-11 95 69 26 90 24.20

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