OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
298
298 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
133
44.6% of pupils
Male pupils
165
55.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Watford
15.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
29.7 pts
above England
School
50.0%
Watford
40.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Watford
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
22.1%
66
Any other White background
13.8%
41
Indian
12.4%
37
Any other Asian background
10.1%
30
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
20
Chinese
6.4%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.4%
46 of
298 pupils
5.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Watford
81.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Watford
77.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
Watford
80.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
5.50%
Watford
5.70%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
14.83%
Watford
14.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.52 pts
higher than
England
School
2.33%
Watford
1.02%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.6%
6.4 pts
above England
Lanchester Primary School
94.6%
Watford
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.