Future Academies Watford

Future Academies Watford at a glance

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire, Future Academies Watford is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 1,018 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.8, below the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Future Academies Watford was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 102 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 12.49 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 12.2%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. Future Academies Watford 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.