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Watling View School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Community special school
Watling View, St Albans AL1 2NU · watlingview.herts.sch.uk · 01727 850560
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 115
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39%
- First language not English
- 40.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | |
|---|---|
| Other education | 85.7 |
| Activity not captured | 14.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Watling View School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 17
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 6% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (100%) with SEND