Free schools · Hertfordshire

Ascot Road Primary School

4–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140956URN

Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 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

112 applications for 53 places · 227th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 14 May 2024Ofsted'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

14 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
3 February 2023
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)

112 applications · 53 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 12 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	53	112	2.1	42	0.79
Sep 2025	60	129	2.2	47	0.78
Sep 2024	47	122	2.6	43	0.91
Sep 2023	43	108	2.5	38	0.88
Sep 2022	46	112	2.4	44	0.96
Sep 2021	44	104	2.4	37	0.84
Sep 2020	58	140	2.4	51	0.88
Sep 2019	54	114	2.1	42	0.78
Sep 2018	40	104	2.6	33	0.83
Sep 2017	57	115	2.0	46	0.81
Sep 2016	60	122	2.0	37	0.62
Sep 2015	30	68	2.3	15	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%81st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	75%	17%	105	104
2023/24	41%	5%	100	99
2022/23	42%	8%	102	101

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

Ascot Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place
Laurance Haines School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Chater Infant School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Chater Junior School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

63%met the SATs standard
Lanchester Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Little Green Junior School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

71%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140956 · 919/2043
Trust: Danes Educational Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Watford

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