OFSTED
14 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
19 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
391
391 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
177
45.3% of pupils
Male pupils
214
54.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.0 pts
below England
School
23.8%
Watford
15.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
31.1 pts
above England
School
51.4%
Watford
40.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Watford
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
16.9%
66
Pakistani
16.4%
64
Indian
12.3%
48
Any other Asian background
11.3%
44
Any other White background
9.0%
35
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.1%
59 of
391 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Watford
81.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Watford
77.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Watford
80.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.45 pts
higher than
England
School
7.67%
Watford
5.70%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.94 pts
higher than
England
School
25.75%
Watford
14.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
1.10%
Watford
1.02%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.1%
4.9 pts
above England
Ascot Road Primary School
93.1%
Watford
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.