Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Knutsford Primary Academy

3–11Ages
438Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146123URN

Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 7ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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180 applications for 60 places · 88th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 11 January 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

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

180 applications · 60 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 5.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 5.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 5.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 6.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Knutsford School (URN 117165), the previous school.

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	60	180	3.0	69	1.15
Sep 2025	59	182	3.1	67	1.14
Sep 2024	58	205	3.5	71	1.22
Sep 2023	59	157	2.7	57	0.97
Sep 2022	60	152	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2021	60	176	2.9	51	0.85
Sep 2020	60	227	3.8	76	1.27
Sep 2019	59	214	3.6	82	1.39
Sep 2018 *	60	224	3.7	88	1.47
Sep 2017 *	59	308	5.2	121	2.05
Sep 2016 *	60	349	5.8	133	2.22
Sep 2015 *	60	347	5.8	117	1.95
Sep 2014 *	60	361	6.0	123	2.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%108th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	72%	8%	109	109
2023/24	80%	10%	108	111
2022/23	71%	16%	108	109

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

Knutsford Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Parkgate Junior School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

58%met the SATs standard
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place
Highwood Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
The Grove Academy
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Beechfield School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

5.0applications per place
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Nascot Wood Junior School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

88%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146123 · 919/2130
Trust: Aspire Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 438 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Knutsford School (URN 117165)
Address: Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 7ER
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Watford

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