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Schools in WD17

Primary and secondary schools serving WD17, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Population
38,763 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WD17

19 schools in WD17: 13 primary, 3 secondary and 3 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 16 that publish a capacity are 97% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.

Schools
19
in WD17
Good or better
100%
Of 17 with an Ofsted grade
How full
97%
Nearly full: 8,759 pupils for 9,011 places
Over capacity
4
More pupils than places, of 16 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WD17
32%
58%
  • Excellent31.6%
  • Good57.9%
  • Not rated10.5%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Watford Grammar School for Boys
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 1,590 pupils · 106% full
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · April 2026
  • Watford Grammar School for Girls
    Secondary · ages 11–19 · Girls · Faith school · 1,427 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    0.9 miles · March 2024
  • Westfield Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,331 pupils · 83% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · December 2019
  • Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 454 pupils · 116% full
    Excellent
    1.5 miles · September 2023
  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 448 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    1.3 miles · January 2026
  • The Orchard Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 434 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · June 2022
  • Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 401 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · June 2019
  • Central Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 399 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · February 2026
  • Ascot Road Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 391 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · May 2024
  • Cassiobury Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 359 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · January 2024
  • Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 310 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · October 2023
  • Lanchester Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 298 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · July 2019
  • Field Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 244 pupils · 102% full
    Excellent
    1.1 miles · November 2017
  • Nascot Wood Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 240 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · October 2023
  • Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 231 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · May 2026
  • Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 202 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · October 2023
  • Oxhey Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 84 pupils
    Good
    1.6 miles · November 2023
  • West Herts College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
  • Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

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.

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