Community school · Hertfordshire

Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117171URN

Rectory Lane, Watton-At-Stone, Hertford, SG14 3SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

40 applications for 26 places · 301st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 July 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 26 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	26	40	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2025	25	42	1.7	24	0.96
Sep 2024	26	42	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2022	23	46	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2021	30	49	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2020	27	37	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	34	1.13
Sep 2018	24	51	2.1	24	1.00
Sep 2017	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2016	25	42	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2015	37	58	1.6	36	0.97
Sep 2014	34	63	1.9	35	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 73% · Maths 91% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%97th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	9%	108	108
2023/24	65%	17%	107	105
2022/23	59%	7%	106	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stapleford Primary School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.1applications per place
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
4.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School
4.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Benington Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
4.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Longmeadow Primary School
5.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117171 · 919/2139
Capacity: 292 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rectory Lane, Watton-At-Stone, Hertford, SG14 3SG
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources