Central Primary School
Primary schoolCentral Primary School is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 399 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 69% of pupils at Central Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 69% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Nisai Virtual Academy LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file370 m
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Watford Grammar School for GirlsSecondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 65.5 (2025/26, provisional)560 m
- Field Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met730 m
- Chater Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 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).