Field Junior School

Community school·Primary school Watford, Hertfordshire·WD18 0AZ
Composite score
76.2
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#1,041
National rank
#109
In East of England
#39
In Hertfordshire
Top 7%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
0.35 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 559 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
241
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
58.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,112
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Field Junior School is a primary school serving Watford, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 241 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 7% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.35 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 20.4 pupils per teacher. Field Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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