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Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

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

personMiss Anna Pyatt

corporate_fareWATFORD ST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onWatford, WD17 1JJ

language Visit Website phone 1923255017

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

346

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Watford St John's Church of England Primary School is a Free schools primary school in Watford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School is a free schools in Watford, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of WATFORD ST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 410 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #72 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #4,044 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading68% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 1.3

-5.2

Write

LA -0.4

-7.7 to -2.7

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.6 to -0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.1

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%

Reading-% LA 78%

Writing-% LA 78%

Maths-% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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29 September 2020

Inspection Report

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05 June 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2025-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-06-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

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 410 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	408	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	378	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	380	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	376	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	346	4	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	352	2	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	294	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	293	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	290	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	118	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	54	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	56	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	56	2	3.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	30	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	30	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	30	0	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 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils