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Laurance Haines School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Vicarage Road, Watford WD18 0DD · lhaines.herts.sch.uk · 01923 233146
On the mapSearch near WD18 0DD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.86 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 463
- 43 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- First language not English
- 61.1%
- 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 0.54 mi (864 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.54 mi (869 m). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 84% 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 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.86 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.98 mi3.18 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (55 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117320)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Laurance Haines School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 76
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (26%) with SEND