Kingsway Junior SchoolLeavesden JMI School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kingsway Junior School and Leavesden JMI School are primary schools in Watford.

  • Kingsway Junior School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Leavesden JMI School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kingsway Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kingsway Junior School was judged Good and Leavesden JMI 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 40.0% for Leavesden JMI 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 Leavesden JMI School (46.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kingsway Junior School versus Leavesden JMI School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WatfordKingsway Junior SchoolWatfordLeavesden JMI SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking100th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure192nd of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 408
Capacity240 450
LocationWatford, WD25 0JH Watford, WD25 7QZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure40.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 408
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 28.1%
English as an additional language28.8% 36.3%
SEN support24.1% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.2% Stronger figure14.2% 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

Leavesden JMI School

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