Future Academies Watford

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Horseshoe Lane
 Garston
 Watford
 Hertfordshire WD25 7HW
Telephone: 01923 672964

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from Francis Combe School and Community College
Trust: Future Academies
Sponsor: Future Academies

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Sam Fox (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Debbie Warwick
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 61.8 / 8.36
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.96
Number of pupils: 1018
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.5
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 34.20% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 9.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 39.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 59.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Hertfordshire
Constituency: Watford
Electoral Ward: Woodside
School Number: 9196905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 29th April 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Garston Manor School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Saint Michael's Catholic High School (0.4km) show on map
  3. St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery (0.6km) show on map
  5. Parmiter's School (0.6km) show on map
  6. Coates Way JMI and Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Kingswood Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Stanborough Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  10. Leavesden JMI School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Stanborough Secondary School (1.4km) show on map
  12. Kingsway Infants' School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Kingsway Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  14. The Grove Academy (1.7km) show on map
  15. Cherry Tree Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Breakspeare School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  18. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School (2.2km) show on map
  19. Abbots Langley School (2.2km) show on map
  20. The Orchard Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  22. Parkgate Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  23. Beechfield School (2.7km) show on map
  24. Bedmond Academy (2.8km) show on map
  25. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  26. Knutsford Primary Academy (3.0km) show on map
  27. St Paul's Church of England Primary School, L... (3.2km) show on map
  28. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School (3.3km) show on map
  29. Nascot Wood Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  30. Highwood Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  31. Edge Grove School (3.9km) show on map
  32. Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School (3.9km) show on map
  33. How Wood Primary and Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  34. Cassiobury Junior School (4.0km) show on map
  35. Lanchester Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  36. Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided... (4.3km) show on map
  37. West Herts College (4.3km) show on map
  38. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd (4.4km) show on map
  39. Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  40. Fair Field Junior School (4.4km) show on map
  41. Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  42. The Purcell School (4.5km) show on map
  43. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School (4.5km) show on map
  44. Queens' School (4.7km) show on map
  45. Central Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  46. St John's Church of England Infant and Nurser... (4.8km) show on map
  47. Kings Langley Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  48. Chater Junior School (5.0km) show on map
  49. Longwood School (5.0km) show on map
  50. Abbot's Hill School (5.0km) show on map
  51. Watford Grammar School for Boys (5.0km) show on map
  52. Chater Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  53. Kings Langley School (5.2km) show on map
  54. Watford Grammar School for Girls (5.2km) show on map
  55. Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (5.2km) show on map
  56. Watling View School (5.4km) show on map
  57. The Marlborough Science Academy (5.4km) show on map
  58. Field Junior School (5.4km) show on map
  59. St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  60. Mandeville Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  61. Bushey and Oxhey Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  62. Nash Mills Church of England Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  63. Radlett Lodge School (5.7km) show on map
  64. Prae Wood Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  65. Chessbrook Education Support Centre (5.8km) show on map
  66. Bushey Manor Junior School (5.8km) show on map
  67. Laurance Haines School (5.8km) show on map
  68. Croxley Danes School (5.8km) show on map
  69. Bournehall Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  70. Little Green Junior School (5.8km) show on map
  71. St Columba's College (5.8km) show on map
  72. Chambersbury Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  73. Aldenham School (5.9km) show on map
  74. Westfield Academy (5.9km) show on map
  75. Falconer School (5.9km) show on map
  76. Newberries Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  77. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  78. Ascot Road Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  79. The Grange Academy (6.0km) show on map
  80. Longdean School (6.0km) show on map
  81. Woodfield School (6.0km) show on map
  82. York House School (6.1km) show on map
  83. Little Reddings Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  84. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (6.2km) show on map
  85. Belswains Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  86. Bushey Meads School (6.2km) show on map
  87. Meadow Wood School (6.2km) show on map
  88. Oxhey Nursery School (6.2km) show on map
  89. Holywell Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  90. Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  91. Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  92. Bromet Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  93. Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  94. The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (6.5km) show on map
  95. Yorke Mead Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  96. The Reddings Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  97. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aide... (6.6km) show on map
  98. Radlett Preparatory School Ltd (6.7km) show on map
  99. St Peter's School (6.7km) show on map
  100. Hertsmere Jewish Primary School (6.7km) show on map
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