Ascot Road Primary School
Primary schoolAscot Road Primary School is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 391 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 75% of pupils at Ascot Road Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- Westfield AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
- Chessbrook Education Support CentrePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, February 2024520 m
- Willow Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed650 m
- Croxley Danes SchoolSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional)750 m
- Watford Grammar School for BoysSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 66.3 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Watford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).