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Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford WD17 3PE · cassioburyinfants.herts.sch.uk · 01923 222782
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Last distance offered
- 1.17 mi
- 1.88 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 310
- At capacity · 310 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.4%
- First language not English
- 47.1%
- 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 1.17 mi (1.88 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.01 mi (1.63 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 87% 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 | 89 | 79 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 77 | 0.9 | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 74 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 92 | 1▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.17 mi1.88 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.01 mi1.63 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.40 mi2.25 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.90 mi1.45 km | |
Ofsted
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (143 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 143
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied