# Ascot Road Primary School

Ascot 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.

Primary school. Code E140956. [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 391
- Council: Watford
- URN: 140956

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e117495): 250 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Westfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-academy-e140049): 500 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Chessbrook Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chessbrook-education-support-centre-e130349): 520 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, February 2024
- [Willow Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-tree-primary-school-e151528): 650 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed
- [Croxley Danes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croxley-danes-school-e144402): 750 m. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Watford Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-boys-e136276): 830 m. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 66.3 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140956)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140956)

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