Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Pam Scragg

location_onWatford, WD17 4YT

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

211

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Demand Ratio

1.9x

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Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Watford, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.9× more applications than places — plan well ahead.

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School Summary

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Watford, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 2% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.9× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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27 June 2011

Inspection Report

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14 January 2008

Inspection Report

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29 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2011-06-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-01-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 210 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	210	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	221	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	219	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	224	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	225	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	223	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	223	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	222	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	225	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	225	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	228	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	226	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	239	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	240	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

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London Colney Primary & Nursery School

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