Cassiobury Junior School

Community school·Primary school Watford, Hertfordshire·WD17 3PD
Composite score
62.9
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#3,175
National rank
#332
In East of England
#104
In Hertfordshire
Top 22%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
0.66 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1065 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
360
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
27.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,131
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Cassiobury Junior School

Cassiobury Junior School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 360 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.66 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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