Nascot Wood Junior School
Primary schoolNascot Wood Junior School is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 240 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 88% of pupils at Nascot Wood Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
23% 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 | 88% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023110 m
- Beechfield SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023830 m
- Cassiobury Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Lanchester Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- West Herts CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
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).