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Warren Dell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey, Watford WD19 7UZ · warrendellprimary.co.uk · 020 8428 4571
On the mapSearch near WD19 7UZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.43 mi
- 0.70 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 264
- At capacity · 264 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 46.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.43 mi (696 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 49% 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 | 29 | 55 | 1.9▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.43 mi0.70 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.81 mi1.31 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% 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% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117169)
Ofsted
Warren Dell Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 37
- 14% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (70%) with SEND