# Coates Way JMI and Nursery School

Coates Way JMI and Nursery School is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 223 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E117340. [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 223
- Council: Watford
- URN: 117340

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- 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, 47% of pupils at Coates Way JMI and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 47% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 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 Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherine-of-siena-catholic-primary-school-e138288): 470 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Saint Michael's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-michaels-catholic-high-school-e137922): 710 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Garston Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garston-manor-school-e117667): 810 m. Special. School remains Good, October 2022
- [Future Academies Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-academies-watford-e135876): 960 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Parmiter's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parmiters-school-e136899): 1.2 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 65.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-lane-primary-school-e145969): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/117340)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117340)

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