Schools in WD

Schools in WD

145 schools in WD: 93 primary, 19 secondary and 33 other, including 22 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 136 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 18 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Queens' School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,697 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · September 2019
• Watford Grammar School for Boys

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 1,590 pupils · 106% full
  Excellent

  1.1 miles · April 2026
• St Clement Danes School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,585 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  5.3 miles · March 2024
• Rickmansworth School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,575 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  3.0 miles · September 2023
• Parmiter's School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,496 pupils · 107% full
  Excellent

  2.9 miles · July 2024
• Haberdashers' Boys' School

  Other · ages 4–18 · Independent · Boys · 1,429 pupils · 94% full
  Not rated

  3.3 miles
• Watford Grammar School for Girls

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · Girls · Faith school · 1,427 pupils · 98% full
  Excellent

  0.7 miles · March 2024
• Bentley Wood High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,393 pupils · 95% full
  Excellent

  3.9 miles · November 2023
• Westfield Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,331 pupils · 83% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · December 2019
• Bushey Meads School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,200 pupils · 92% full
  Good

  1.9 miles · February 2012
• Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,198 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  3.6 miles · October 2023
• Hertswood Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,144 pupils · 61% full
  Needs improvement

  5.3 miles · September 2019
• Saint Michael's Catholic High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,130 pupils · 102% full
  Excellent

  2.7 miles · November 2014
• Kings Langley School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,122 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  4.9 miles · March 2024
• Haberdashers' Girls' School

  Other · ages 4–18 · Independent · Girls · 1,118 pupils · 94% full
  Not rated

  3.3 miles
• Yavneh College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,085 pupils · 105% full
  Good

  5.2 miles · November 2023
• Future Academies Watford

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,060 pupils · 79% full
  Needs improvement

  2.5 miles · March 2019
• Merchant Taylors' School

  Other · ages 11–18 · Independent · Boys · 1,051 pupils · 89% full
  Not rated

  2.4 miles
• Croxley Danes School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,049 pupils · 87% full
  Excellent

  1.9 miles · February 2026
• The Grange Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 928 pupils
  Not rated

  1.3 miles
• Royal Masonic School for Girls

  Other · ages 2–19 · Independent · Girls · 880 pupils · 84% full
  Not rated

  3.7 miles
• Aldenham School

  Other · ages 3–19 · Independent · Faith school · 849 pupils · 94% full
  Not rated

  2.7 miles
• St Margaret's School

  Other · ages 2–18 · Independent · 799 pupils · 94% full
  Not rated

  2.0 miles
• The Reach Free School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 734 pupils · 87% full
  Good

  5.3 miles · February 2019
• Elstree Screen Arts Academy

  Secondary · ages 14–19 · 524 pupils · 87% full
  Good

  5.5 miles · September 2019
• The Grove Academy

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 473 pupils · 67% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · June 2016
• Laurance Haines School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 463 pupils · 110% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · November 2014
• Manor Lodge School

  Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 458 pupils · 95% full
  Not rated

  6.3 miles
• Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 454 pupils · 116% full
  Excellent

  2.1 miles · September 2023
• Meryfield Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 450 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  4.4 miles · May 2022

And 115 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.