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Primary · WD17 · Hertfordshire

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

32 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ

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Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance95.5%
Attainment67% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils401

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Apr 2025): no overall grade — quality of education, leadership and management and early years require improvement; behaviour and attitudes and personal development good. See the full Ofsted report.

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WD17. Where we have them, council (Watford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
401
Free school meals
12.7%
3.5% above district average (9.2%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
12.4%
1.5% below district average (13.9%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
48.8%
4.4% above district average (44.4%)
Attendance
95.5%
0.8% below district average (96.3%)

Also: England 94.8%

Persistent absence
19.4%
Attainment
67% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WD17 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.7%
  • 2021/2293.6%
  • 2022/2394.3%
  • 2023/2494.4%
  • 2024/2595.7%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2354%
  • 2023/2443%
  • 2024/2567%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
420
Pupils on roll
401

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hertfordshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.4%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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