Schools in Watford

• 50open schools
• 37primary
• 7secondary
• 2special school

Schools near Watford by distance

Schools whose official address gives Watford as the town, in Hertfordshire, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 2

• Kingswood Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 76 pupils

  Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0DX

  Ofsted 20 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Oxhey Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 84 pupils

  Eastbury Road, Oxhey, Watford, WD19 4RL

  Ofsted 14 Nov 2023: Good

Primary schools 37

• Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 238 pupils

  The Brow, Watford, WD25 7NX

  Ofsted 13 Dec 2023: Good

• Ascot Road Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 391 pupils

  Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD

  Ofsted 14 May 2024: Good

• Beechfield School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 444 pupils

  Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 5TY

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

• Bromet Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 270 pupils

  Oxhey Road, Watford, WD19 4SG

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 310 pupils

  Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, WD17 3PE

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

• Cassiobury Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 359 pupils

  Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, WD17 3PD

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024: Good

• Central Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 399 pupils

  Derby Road, Watford, WD17 2LX

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

• Chater Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 223 pupils

  Chater Infant School, Southsea Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RD

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Chater Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 237 pupils

  Addiscombe Road, Watford, WD18 0WN

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Cherry Tree Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 445 pupils

  Berry Avenue, Watford, WD24 6ST

  Ofsted 13 Jul 2022: Good

• Coates Way JMI and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 223 pupils

  Coates Way, Garston, Watford, WD25 9NW

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Field Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 244 pupils

  Watford Field Road, Watford, WD18 0AZ

  Ofsted 16 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Greenfields Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Ellesborough Close, Watford, WD19 6QH

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 454 pupils

  Greenbank Road, Watford, WD17 4FS

  Ofsted 20 Sep 2023: Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• Kingsway Infants' School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 7 · 171 pupils

  North Approach, Watford, WD25 0ES

  Ofsted 20 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Kingsway Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 235 pupils

  Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0JH

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2022: Good

• Knutsford Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 438 pupils

  Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 7ER

  Ofsted 11 Jan 2023: Good

• Lanchester Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 298 pupils

  Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3HD

  Ofsted 27 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Laurance Haines School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 463 pupils

  Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DD

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Leavesden JMI School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 389 pupils

  High Road, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7QZ

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Good

• Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 202 pupils

  Nascot Wood Road, Watford, WD17 4YT

  Ofsted 31 Oct 2023: Good

• Nascot Wood Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 240 pupils

  Nascot Wood Road, Watford, WD17 4YS

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• Oxhey Wood Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 387 pupils

  Oxhey Drive, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7SL

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 202 pupils

  Northfield Gardens, Watford, WD24 7RL

  Ofsted 11 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Parkgate Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 236 pupils

  Southwold Road, Watford, WD24 7DN

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 448 pupils

  Croxley View, Watford, WD18 6BW

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 268 pupils

  Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7HP

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Joseph Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 239 pupils

  Ainsdale Road, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7DW

  Ofsted 8 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• St Meryl School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 219 pupils

  The Mead, Carpenders Park, Watford, WD19 5BT

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

• Stanborough Primary School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 2 to 11 · 64 pupils

  Appletree Walk, Watford, WD25 0DQ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Grove Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 473 pupils

  Fourth Avenue, Watford, WD25 9RH

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Orchard Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 434 pupils

  Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 5JW

  Ofsted 22 Jun 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Warren Dell Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 264 pupils

  Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7UZ

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024: Outstanding

• Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 231 pupils

  Neal Street, Watford, WD18 0WF

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 401 pupils

  32 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ

  Ofsted 25 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England/Christian

• Willow Tree Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 185 pupils

  Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LL

  Ofsted 19 Apr 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Woodhall Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 76 pupils

  Woodhall Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 6QX

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2022: Good

Secondary schools 7

• Future Academies Watford

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,060 pupils

  Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7HW

  Ofsted 29 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Parmiter's School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,496 pupils

  High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 0UU

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2024: Outstanding

• Saint Michael's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,130 pupils

  High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 0SS

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• Stanborough Secondary School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · 50 pupils

  Stanborough Park, Watford, WD25 9JT

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Seventh Day Adventist Independent

• Watford Grammar School for Boys

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,590 pupils

  Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• Watford Grammar School for Girls

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · Girls · 1,427 pupils

  Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Outstanding

  Church of England

• Westfield Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,331 pupils

  Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS

  Ofsted 5 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

Special schools 2

• Colnbrook School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 130 pupils

  Hayling Road, Watford, WD19 7UY

  Ofsted 20 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Garston Manor School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 16 · 175 pupils

  Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7HR

  Ofsted 21 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Chessbrook Education Support Centre

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 16 · 7 pupils

  Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LJ

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

Other schools 1

• Edge Grove School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 2 to 13 · 311 pupils

  High Cross, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8NL

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

Nearby towns

• Bushey 2.1 miles
• Abbots Langley 3.0 miles
• Rickmansworth 3.7 miles
• Northwood 3.9 miles
• Kings Langley 4.0 miles
• Radlett 4.0 miles
• Stanmore 5.1 miles
• Pinner 5.1 miles
• Borehamwood 5.5 miles
• Harrow 6.0 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).