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Education in Watford

District

The south west of the East of England. 107,658 people in 21 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Watford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Watford had 41 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
41
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Watford had 41 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Watford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Watford is 41.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Watford. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Watford

Watford has 41 open schools: 2 nursery, 30 primary, 4 secondary, 1 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
11
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

15 of the 37 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between June 2022 and May 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

6 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Watford

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (September 2023), Nascot Wood Junior School (October 2023), Watford Grammar School for Girls (March 2024).

Nursery (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Kingswood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 576School remains Outstanding, April 2023
Oxhey Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 584Good (overall), November 2023

Primary (30)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Alban Wood Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11238Good (overall), December 202374% met KS2 standard
Ascot Road Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11391Good (overall), May 202475% met KS2 standard
Beechfield SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11444Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met72% met KS2 standard
Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11270Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met85% met KS2 standard
Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7176Good (overall), January 2024
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7310Good (overall), October 2023
Cassiobury Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11359Good (overall), January 202477% met KS2 standard
Central Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11399Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Chater Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7223School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
Chater Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11237Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Cherry Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11445Good (overall), July 202248% met KS2 standard
Coates Way JMI and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11223Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
Field Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11244Standards maintained, October 202485% met KS2 standard
Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11454Outstanding (overall), September 202384% met KS2 standard
Kingsway Infants' SchoolCommunity school5 to 7171School remains Good, January 2023
Kingsway Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11235Good (overall), June 202280% met KS2 standard
Knutsford Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11438Good (overall), January 202372% met KS2 standard
Lanchester Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11298Standards maintained, November 202473% met KS2 standard
Laurance Haines SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11463Standards maintained, March 202570% met KS2 standard
Leavesden JMI SchoolCommunity school3 to 11389Good (overall), March 202340% met KS2 standard
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7202Good (overall), October 2023
Nascot Wood Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11240Outstanding (overall), October 202388% met KS2 standard
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7202School remains Good, July 2024
Parkgate Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11236School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 202458% met KS2 standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11448Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met61% met KS2 standard
The Grove AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11473Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
The Orchard Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11434School remains Good, June 202270% met KS2 standard
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Community school3 to 7231Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11401Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11185Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed

Secondary (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Future Academies WatfordAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,060Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.6
Watford Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter11 to 181,590Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 66.3
Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 191,427Outstanding (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 65.5
Westfield AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,331Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 45.5

Special (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Nisai Virtual Academy LtdSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
West Herts CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Stanborough Primary SchoolOther independent school2 to 1164Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Stanborough Secondary SchoolOther independent school11 to 1850Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chessbrook Education Support CentrePupil referral unit5 to 167School remains Outstanding, February 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.