Watford Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted: Exceptional
Score
B81
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Watford, WD18 7JF
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS
Local ranking57th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1600
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.4% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 65.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 195
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
40
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 158
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1335
- Boys
- 696 (52%)
- Girls
- 639 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1600 (83% full)
- SEND
- 13.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.8%
- EAL
- 42.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 11.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,117/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 25.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 22.0%
- White Other: 15.1%
- Black African: 8.5%
- Asian Other: 6.8%
- Asian Indian: 5.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
25.4%
White British
22.0%
Asian Pakistani
15.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Tolpits Lane
Watford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 140049
- UKPRN
- 10043069
- Establishment No.
- 4111
- Trust
- WESTFIELD ACADEMY
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