Community school · Hertfordshire

Woodhall Primary School

3–11Ages
76Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117194URN

Woodhall Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 6QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

20 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

20 applications · 7 places offered · 5 named it first

2026 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.3; 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	7	20	2.9	5	0.71
Sep 2025	13	27	2.1	6	0.46
Sep 2024	12	37	3.1	9	0.75
Sep 2023	10	30	3.0	8	0.80
Sep 2022	11	38	3.5	8	0.73
Sep 2021	13	36	2.8	11	0.85
Sep 2020	28	52	1.9	23	0.82
Sep 2019	27	60	2.2	17	0.63
Sep 2018	19	59	3.1	15	0.79
Sep 2017	23	51	2.2	16	0.70
Sep 2016	30	68	2.3	20	0.67
Sep 2015	30	79	2.6	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	68	2.3	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 44% · Maths 61% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%303rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard44%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	0%	102	100
2023/24	41%	0%	101	101
2022/23	35%	0%	101	99

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

Woodhall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Oxhey Wood Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Meryl School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Warren Dell Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Grimsdyke School
1.1 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Joseph Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Pinner Wood School
2.1 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Bromet Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

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: 117194 · 919/2178
Capacity: 250 pupils · 76 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Woodhall Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 6QX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

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