Oxhey Nursery School
Oxhey Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Watford for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 84 pupils. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Eastbury Road, Oxhey, Watford, WD19 4RL01923 330300oeyc.herts.sch.ukMrs Gemma Williamson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2021 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 84 | 68 | 81 | 90 | 118 | 91 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 44% | 31% | 16% | 23% | 31% | 41% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromet Primary School | Academy | 590 m | 270 | Report card 2026 | 90 | Compare |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) | Council | 850 m | 231 | Report card 2026 | 7 | Compare |
| Field Junior School | Council | 850 m | 244 | Not inspected | 95 | Compare |
| Laurance Haines School | Academy | 920 m | 463 | Not inspected | 71 | Compare |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,427 | Outstanding 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 176 | Good 2024 | 55 | Compare |
| Chater Junior School | Council | 0.9 miles | 237 | No overall grade 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Colnbrook School | Council | 0.9 miles | 130 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oxhey Nursery School a good school?
Oxhey Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is Oxhey Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oxhey Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 14 November 2023.
How many pupils does Oxhey Nursery School have?
84 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Eastbury Road, Oxhey, Watford, WD19 4RL
- Telephone
- 01923 330300
- Website
- www.oeyc.herts.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Williamson
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Oxhey
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117077 · LAESTAB 9191017
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.