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 43%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
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 |