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Schools in WD18

Primary and secondary schools serving WD18, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Population
39,789 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WD18

17 schools in WD18: 9 primary, 3 secondary and 5 other, including 2 independent. 93% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 14 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.

Schools
17
in WD18
Good or better
93%
Of 14 with an Ofsted grade
How full
95%
Nearly full: 8,449 pupils for 8,902 places
Over capacity
4
More pupils than places, of 14 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WD18
35%
41%
18%
  • Excellent35.3%
  • Good41.2%
  • Needs improvement5.9%
  • Not rated17.6%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Watford Grammar School for Boys
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 1,590 pupils · 106% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · April 2026
  • Watford Grammar School for Girls
    Secondary · ages 11–19 · Girls · Faith school · 1,427 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · March 2024
  • Westfield Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,331 pupils · 83% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · December 2019
  • Merchant Taylors' School
    Other · ages 11–18 · Independent · Boys · 1,051 pupils · 89% full
    Not rated
    1.1 miles
  • Laurance Haines School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 463 pupils · 110% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · November 2014
  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 448 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · January 2026
  • Ascot Road Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 391 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · May 2024
  • Merchant Taylors' Prep School
    Other · ages 3–11 · Independent · Boys · Faith school · 330 pupils · 89% full
    Not rated
    1.4 miles
  • Lanchester Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 298 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · July 2019
  • Field Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 244 pupils · 102% full
    Excellent
    0.9 miles · November 2017
  • Chater Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 237 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · June 2013
  • Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 231 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · May 2026
  • Chater Infant School
    Primary · ages 3–7 · 223 pupils · 105% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · July 2024
  • Willow Tree Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 185 pupils · 68% full
    Needs improvement
    0.4 miles · April 2023
  • Oxhey Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 84 pupils
    Good
    0.9 miles · November 2023
  • Chessbrook Education Support Centre
    Other · ages 5–16 · 7 pupils
    Excellent
    94 yards · February 2024
  • West Herts College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.9 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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