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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 29 January 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry156 applications · 58 places offered · 60 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 58 | 156 | 2.7 | 60 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 180 | 3.1 | 66 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 179 | 3.0 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 178 | 3.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 58 | 151 | 2.6 | 56 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 59 | 147 | 2.5 | 61 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 171 | 2.9 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 182 | 3.0 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 178 | 3.0 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 224 | 3.7 | 81 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 221 | 3.7 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 250 | 4.2 | 96 | 1.60 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Chater Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20242.7applications per place
- 0.4 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade202463%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · HertfordshireStandards maintained20244.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · HertfordshireStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Hertfordshire20262.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireGood20242.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireStandards maintained202485%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Hertfordshire20262.6applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 117159 · 919/2122
- Capacity
- 212 pupils · 223 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Chater Infant School, Southsea Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RD
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Watford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources