Schools in WD3

Schools in WD3

30 schools in WD3: 18 primary, 6 secondary and 6 other, including 6 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 93% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Watford Grammar School for Boys

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

  3.0 miles · April 2026
• St Clement Danes School

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

  1.8 miles · March 2024
• Rickmansworth School

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

  1.2 miles · September 2023
• Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School

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

  0.9 miles · October 2023
• Merchant Taylors' School

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

  2.7 miles
• Croxley Danes School

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

  2.2 miles · February 2026
• Royal Masonic School for Girls

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

  0.4 miles
• The Reach Free School

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

  1.3 miles · February 2019
• Yorke Mead Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 441 pupils · 105% full
  Good

  1.4 miles · September 2023
• Chesham Preparatory School

  Other · ages 3–11 · Independent · 375 pupils · 91% full
  Not rated

  6.6 miles
• Little Green Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 346 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  1.8 miles · March 2023
• York House School

  Other · ages 3–11 · Independent · 331 pupils · 79% full
  Not rated

  1.5 miles
• Merchant Taylors' Prep School

  Other · ages 3–11 · Independent · Boys · Faith school · 330 pupils · 89% full
  Not rated

  2.1 miles
• St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 275 pupils · 102% full
  Good

  0.8 miles · July 2024
• Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · ages 2–7 · 240 pupils · 89% full
  Excellent

  1.8 miles · March 2014
• Harvey Road Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 240 pupils · 114% full
  Excellent

  1.4 miles · October 2023
• The Russell School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 237 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  2.0 miles · November 2022
• Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 230 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  1.2 miles · July 2022
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 211 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  3.0 miles · May 2023
• Ley Hill School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 210 pupils · 87% full
  Good

  5.8 miles · January 2022
• Chorleywood Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 205 pupils · 98% full
  Excellent

  1.8 miles · February 2019
• Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Primary · ages 5–11 · 201 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  0.8 miles · April 2024
• Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · February 2016
• St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 194 pupils · 92% full
  Not rated

  1.2 miles
• Shepherd Primary

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 179 pupils · 60% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · June 2023
• Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 166 pupils · 69% full
  Good

  2.3 miles · July 2022
• Sarratt Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 163 pupils · 90% full
  Good

  2.5 miles · June 2023
• St John Catholic Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 107 pupils · 51% full
  Good

  0.8 miles · March 2016
• Charlotte House Preparatory School

  Other · ages 3–11 · Independent · Girls · 103 pupils · 69% full
  Not rated

  0.1 miles
• Chenies School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 41 pupils · 39% full
  Needs improvement

  2.8 miles · December 2022

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.