Ascot Road Primary SchoolLaurance Haines School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Watford.

Summary of the comparison

Ascot Road Primary School and Laurance Haines School are primary schools in Watford.

  • Ascot Road Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Laurance Haines School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Laurance Haines School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ascot Road Primary School was judged Good and Laurance Haines School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Ascot Road Primary School and 70.0% for Laurance Haines School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ascot Road Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Laurance Haines School (66.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ascot Road Primary School versus Laurance Haines School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WatfordAscot Road Primary SchoolWatfordLaurance Haines SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking311th of 391 in Hertfordshire 121st of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll383 468
Capacity420 420
LocationWatford, WD18 8AD Watford, WD18 0DD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census383 468
Free school meals (ever 6)22.7% 18.2%
English as an additional language46.5% 67.3%
SEN support11.0% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.8% 13.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ascot Road Primary School

Laurance Haines School

Full profiles: Ascot Road Primary School · Laurance Haines School