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Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
32 Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1JJ · watfordstjohns.org · 01923 255017
On the mapSearch near WD17 1JJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 401
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
- First language not English
- 49.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Poppy Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 53 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●106 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Watford St John's Church of England Primary School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 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
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 77
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (25%) with SEND