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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 9 July 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 entry123 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first
- 2026 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 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 | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 33 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2024 | 33 | 108 | 3.3 | 26 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2023 | 34 | 130 | 3.8 | 24 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2022 | 43 | 133 | 3.1 | 30 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2021 | 35 | 121 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 53 | 140 | 2.6 | 38 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2019 | 34 | 121 | 3.6 | 27 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2018 | 43 | 102 | 2.4 | 25 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2017 | 58 | 149 | 2.6 | 43 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2016 | 57 | 156 | 2.7 | 29 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 136 | 2.3 | 28 | 0.47 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 76% · Writing 83% · Maths 81% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 15% | 106 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 5% | 105 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 3% | 105 | 107 |
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
- Lanchester Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20244.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · HertfordshireRemains Good · improving20242.7applications per place
- 0.8 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade202463%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireGood20235.0applications per place
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireOutstanding202388%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Hertfordshire20262.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · HertfordshireGood202477%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · HertfordshireGood20232.5applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140954 · 919/2049
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 298 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3HD
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Watford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources