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Nascot Wood Junior School
Primary • Community school • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD17 4YS
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Watford
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Watford. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
30
Outstanding
4
Good
21
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 14% · G: 75% · RI: 11% · I: 0%
2
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD17 4FS
Outstanding
3
Parkgate Junior School
Primary • Community school • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD24 7DN
Outstanding
4
Field Junior School
Primary • Community school • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD18 0AZ
Outstanding
5
Ascot Road Primary School
Primary • Free schools • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD18 8AD
Good
6
Cassiobury Junior School
Primary • Community school • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD17 3PD
Good
7
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
Primary • Community school • Bushey • Hertfordshire • WD23 2QH
Good
8
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
Primary • Academy converter • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD25 7NX
Good
9
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
Primary • Community school • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD17 4YT
Good
10
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School
Primary • Community school • Watford • Hertfordshire • WD17 3PE
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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