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Parmiter's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford WD25 0UU · parmiters.herts.sch.uk · 01923 671424
On the mapSearch near WD25 0UU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 66.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,496
- 104 over 1,392 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 22.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Parmiter's School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 486 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 37% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 205 | 486 | 2.4▲ | 37% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 556 | 2.8▲ | 32% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 495 | 2.5▲ | 35% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 474 | 2.3▲ | 36% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 213 | 490 | 2.3▲ | 40% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.5, and 80.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲66.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲80.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲90.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 79.1 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 15.2 | +1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.9 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 193 students | B (40.6) | Average +0.04 | |
| 193 students | B (40.9) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 187 | B+ (42.5) | +0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 184 | B+ (41.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 193 | A- (46.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 205 | B+ (42.5) | +0.34 |
| 2017/18 | 182 | B+ (43.8) | +0.17 |
| 2016/17 | 191 | B+ (41.7) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 193 | B (39.9) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 78.6 | −5.4 |
| Other education | 2.1 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 5.9 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +2.7 |
Ofsted
Parmiter's School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Dec 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 13
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (8%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (31%) with SEND