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Chater Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Southsea Avenue, Watford WD18 7RD · chaterinfants.herts.sch.uk · 01923 221060
On the mapSearch near WD18 7RD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.39 mi
- 0.64 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 223
- 11 over 212 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
- First language not English
- 96.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.39 mi (635 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.27 mi (442 m). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 60 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.39 mi0.64 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.27 mi0.44 km | |
| September 2022 | 2.21 mi3.55 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.36 mi0.58 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Chater Infant School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 54
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied