Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

Free schools · Primary school · Watford, Hertfordshire
WD17 1JJ
Composite score
58.7

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire, Watford St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Church of England/Christian religious character. The school educates roughly 410 pupils aged 4 to 11. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 24.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Watford St John's Church of England Primary 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 further down the page.

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#4,302
National rank
#439
In East of England
#131
In Hertfordshire
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 410 % FSM ever-6 12.2% % EAL 48.8% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England/Christian

Location

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