Watford schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Watford, 40 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 93% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 6 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
Every school
| Alban Wood Primary School and NurseryWD25 7NX | Primary | Woodside | Good (2024) |
| Ascot Road Primary SchoolWD18 8AD | Primary | Holywell Estate | Good (2024) |
| Beechfield SchoolWD24 5TY | Primary | North Watford | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Bromet Primary SchoolWD19 4SG | Primary | Watford Heath | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3 |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolWD23 2QH | Primary | Watford Heath | Good (2024) |
| Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolWD17 3PE | Primary | Cassiobury | Good (2023) |
| Cassiobury Junior SchoolWD17 3PD | Primary | Cassiobury | Good (2024) |
| Central Primary SchoolWD17 2LX | Primary | Watford | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Chater Infant SchoolWD18 7RD | Primary | Watford | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| Chater Junior SchoolWD18 0WN | Primary | Watford | Good in every area (2024) |
| Cherry Tree Primary SchoolWD24 6ST | Primary | Garston | Good (2022) |
| Chessbrook Education Support CentreWD18 6LJ | Alternative provision | Holywell Estate | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Coates Way JMI and Nursery SchoolWD25 9NW | Primary | Garston | Good in every area (2024) |
| Field Junior SchoolWD18 0AZ | Primary | Watford | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Future Academies WatfordWD25 7HW | Secondary | Woodside | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Garston Manor SchoolWD25 7HR | Special | Woodside | School remains Good (2022) |
| Highwood Primary SchoolWD23 2AW | Primary | Watford | Good (2023) |
| Kingsway Infants' SchoolWD25 0ES | Primary | Kingswood | School remains Good (2023) |
| Kingsway Junior SchoolWD25 0JH | Primary | Kingswood | Good (2022) |
| Kingswood Nursery SchoolWD25 0DX | Nursery | Kingswood | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Knutsford Primary AcademyWD24 7ER | Primary | North Watford | Good (2023) |
| Lanchester Primary SchoolWD17 3HD | Primary | Cassiobury | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Laurance Haines SchoolWD18 0DD | Primary | Holywell Estate | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolWD17 4YT | Primary | North Watford | Good (2023) |
| Nascot Wood Junior SchoolWD17 4YS | Primary | Cassiobury | Outstanding (2023) |
| Oxhey Nursery SchoolWD19 4RL | Nursery | Watford Heath | Good (2023) |
| Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolWD24 7RL | Primary | North Watford | School remains Good (2024) |
| Parkgate Junior SchoolWD24 7DN | Primary | North Watford | School remains Outstanding (with concerns) (2024) |
| Parmiter's SchoolWD25 0UU | Secondary | Woodside | Outstanding (2024) |
| Saint Michael's Catholic High SchoolWD25 0SS | Secondary | Woodside | Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025) |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolWD18 6BW | Primary | Holywell Estate | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolWD25 7HP | Primary | Woodside | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Grove AcademyWD25 9RH | Primary | Garston | Good in every area (2025) |
| The Orchard Primary SchoolWD24 5JW | Primary | North Watford | School remains Good (2022) |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)WD18 0WF | Primary | Watford | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| Watford Grammar School for BoysWD18 7JF | Secondary | Holywell Estate | Report card Jun 2026: Exceptional in 6, strong standard in 1 |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsWD18 0AE | Secondary | Watford | Outstanding (2024) |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolWD17 1JJ | Primary | Watford | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Westfield AcademyWD18 6NS | Secondary | Holywell Estate | Good in every area (2025) |
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolWD18 6LL | Primary | Holywell Estate | Requires improvement (2023) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 6 Watford report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 23 times, strong standard 12 times, exceptional 6 times, needs attention 1 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at WD postcodes and show here the ones in Watford. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
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Questions people ask
How many schools in Watford are rated good or better?
93% of the 40 state schools and nurseries in Watford were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Watford?
There are 40 state-funded schools and nurseries in Watford: 30 primary, 6 secondary, 2 nursery, 1 special, 1 alternative provision.