Kingsway Junior SchoolCherry Tree Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kingsway Junior School and Cherry Tree Primary School are primary schools in Watford.

  • Kingsway Junior School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cherry Tree Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kingsway Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kingsway Junior School was judged Good and Cherry Tree Primary 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 80.0% for Kingsway Junior School and 48.0% for Cherry Tree Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kingsway Junior School (66.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cherry Tree Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kingsway Junior School versus Cherry Tree Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WatfordKingsway Junior SchoolWatfordCherry Tree Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking100th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure126th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 444
Capacity240 420
LocationWatford, WD25 0JH Watford, WD24 6ST
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 444
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 23.3%
English as an additional language28.8% 52.9%
SEN support24.1% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.2% Stronger figure16.7% 15.8%

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.

Kingsway Junior School

Cherry Tree Primary School

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