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Lanchester Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Hempstead Road, Watford WD17 3HD · lanchester.herts.sch.uk · 01923 224160
On the mapSearch near WD17 3HD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.40 mi
- 0.65 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 298
- 95% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
- First language not English
- 50%
- 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 0.40 mi (648 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% 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 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 26 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 24 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 30 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.40 mi0.65 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.38 mi0.60 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (36 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (45 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●107 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Lanchester Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 74
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (26%) with SEND