Primary schools in Watford

There are 36 primary schools in Watford (Hertfordshire), teaching 10,948 pupils. Of the 35 with a score, 18 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 7 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Watford All schools in Watford

Pupils from low-income families17%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools18 of 35scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards6inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)221 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full17 of 36schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size27.5one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs2schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (36)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Nascot Wood Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	240	9%	Outstanding 2023	98	95 to 99
2	Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	454	4%	Outstanding 2023	98	95 to 99
3	Field Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	244	21%	Not inspected	95	90 to 98
4	Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	270	9%	Report card 2026	90	80 to 95
5	St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	239	16%	Outstanding 2023	89	77 to 95
6	The Orchard Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	434	15%	Good 2022	88	79 to 94
7	Warren Dell Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	264	23%	Outstanding 2024	87	72 to 94
8	Kingsway Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	235	27%	Good 2022	86	75 to 93
9	Cassiobury Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	359	4%	Good 2024	83	72 to 90
10	Knutsford Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	438	9%	Good 2023	83	70 to 90
11	Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	202	4%	Good 2023	77	51 to 90
12	Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	387	28%	Good 2022	76	57 to 87
13	Beechfield SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	444	22%	Good 2022	75	56 to 86
14	Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	310	3%	Good 2023	71	43 to 87
15	Laurance Haines SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	463	17%	Not inspected	71	48 to 85
16	Alban Wood Primary School and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11	238	26%	Good 2023	67	42 to 84
17	St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	268	16%	Good 2023	66	42 to 82
18	St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	448	11%	Report card 2026	65	47 to 80
19	Greenfields Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	212	22%	Report card 2026	65	39 to 84
20	Lanchester Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-11	298	13%	Not inspected	61	37 to 80
21	Parkgate Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	236	15%	Outstanding 2024	58	38 to 75
22	The Grove AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	473	34%	No overall grade 2025	49	31 to 67
23	Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	202	4%	Good 2024	45	21 to 72
24	St Meryl SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	219	11%	Report card 2026	45	23 to 69
25	Cherry Tree Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	445	23%	Good 2022	44	26 to 63
26	Chater Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	237	14%	No overall grade 2024	38	22 to 58
27	Central Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	399	24%	Report card 2026	38	21 to 58
28	Coates Way JMI and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	223	19%	No overall grade 2024	35	17 to 60
29	Chater Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	223	9%	Good 2024	35	15 to 63
30	Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-11	401	13%	No overall grade 2025	23	11 to 45
31	Leavesden JMI SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	389	28%	Good 2023	21	11 to 36
32	Ascot Road Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-11	391	24%	Good 2024	20	11 to 36
33	Kingsway Infants' SchoolCouncil · ages 5-7	171	18%	Good 2023	20	8 to 44
34	Woodhall Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	76	47%	Good 2022	18	7 to 41
35	Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Council · ages 3-7	231	10%	Report card 2026	7	3 to 17
	Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	185	29%	Requires improvement 2023	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.