Lanchester Primary School
Primary schoolLanchester Primary School is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 298 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 27 November 2024
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, 73% of pupils at Lanchester Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
15% 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 | 73% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- West Herts CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file30 m
- Chater Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024740 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)780 m
- Watford Grammar School for BoysSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 66.3 (2025/26, provisional)810 m
- Chater Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Nisai Virtual Academy LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file820 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).