Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Church of England/Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 142221
- Address
- 32 Clarendon Road, WD17 1JJ
- Website
- https://watfordstjohns.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 410 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 48.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
Other White 26.6%
White British 22.9%
Indian 12.4%
African 12.2%
Mixed 10.5%
Other Asian 3.9%
Chinese 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 2.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingWell below average-5.2
MathsWell below average-3.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 64%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Admissions
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 36 24 |
| Year 1 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 2 | 52 19 33 |
| Year 3 | 56 28 28 |
| Year 4 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 6 | 64 27 37 |