Community school · Hertfordshire

Leavesden JMI School

3–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117324URN

High Road, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

104 applications for 49 places · 224th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 28 March 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

28 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

104 applications · 49 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.5; 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	49	104	2.1	43	0.88
Sep 2025	41	96	2.3	38	0.93
Sep 2024	45	109	2.4	44	0.98
Sep 2023	45	131	2.9	31	0.69
Sep 2022	38	123	3.2	30	0.79
Sep 2021	48	122	2.5	40	0.83
Sep 2020	49	140	2.9	42	0.86
Sep 2019	57	158	2.8	54	0.95
Sep 2018	56	137	2.5	37	0.66
Sep 2017	60	145	2.4	49	0.82
Sep 2016	30	128	4.3	38	1.27
Sep 2015	29	108	3.7	29	1.00
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 50% · Maths 53% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%298th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	40%	0%	102	100
2023/24	61%	2%	107	103
2022/23	46%	0%	102	102

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

Leavesden JMI SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Infants' School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Kingsway Junior School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

80%met the SATs standard
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The Orchard Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117324 · 919/2407
Capacity: 450 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Road, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7QZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Watford

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