Best primary schools in Watford (2026)

Watford has 29 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Nascot Wood Junior School, in the top 2% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 68%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 2% in England	Nascot Wood Junior School Watford	86%	88%	23%	Outstanding
2 Top 5% in England	Field Junior School Watford	85%	85%	18%	No rating
3 Top 8% in England	Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford · Roman Catholic	80%	84%	17%	Outstanding
4 Top 10% in England	Bromet Primary School Watford	76%	85%	20%	Report card
5 Top 11% in England	Warren Dell Primary School Watford	78%	73%	24%	Outstanding
6 Top 12% in England	The Orchard Primary School Watford	75%	70%	20%	No rating
7 Top 15% in England	Kingsway Junior School Watford	77%	80%	15%	Good
8 Top 19% in England	Knutsford Primary Academy Watford	74%	72%	8%	Good
9 Top 22% in England	Oxhey Wood Primary School Watford	74%	75%	14%	No rating
10 Top 26% in England	Cassiobury Junior School Watford	71%	77%	11%	Good
11 Top 30% in England	Beechfield School Watford	70%	72%	3%	Good
12 Top 30% in England	Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Watford	67%	74%	23%	Good
13 Top 31% in England	St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Watford · Roman Catholic	69%	71%	3%	No rating
14 Top 41% in England	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Watford · Roman Catholic	64%	61%	13%	Report card
15 Top 44% in England	Laurance Haines School Watford	66%	70%	7%	No rating
16 Top 45% in England	St Joseph Catholic Primary School Watford · Roman Catholic	66%	68%	7%	No rating
17 Bottom 48% in England	Cherry Tree Primary School Watford	61%	48%	12%	Good
18 Bottom 44% in England	Greenfields Primary School Watford	61%	67%	7%	Report card
19 Bottom 41% in England	Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Watford	57%	47%	3%	Not judged
20 Bottom 40% in England	Chater Junior School Watford	56%	63%	5%	Not judged
21 Bottom 37% in England	Lanchester Primary School Watford	57%	73%	15%	No rating
22 Bottom 33% in England	Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Watford · Church of England/Christian	55%	67%	13%	Not judged
23 Bottom 33% in England	Parkgate Junior School Watford	55%	58%	12%	No rating
24 Bottom 30% in England	Central Primary School Watford	55%	69%	6%	Report card
25 Bottom 29% in England	Ascot Road Primary School Watford	53%	75%	17%	Good
26 Bottom 29% in England	St Meryl School Watford	53%	57%	17%	Report card
27 Bottom 27% in England	The Grove Academy Watford	55%	64%	0%	Not judged
28 Bottom 14% in England	Leavesden JMI School Watford	49%	40%	0%	Good
29 Bottom 4% in England	Woodhall Primary School Watford	38%	39%	0%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Watford?

On exam results over the last three years, Nascot Wood Junior School is the top-ranked primary school in Watford, in the top 2% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.