Watford Grammar School for Girls

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Lady's Close
 Watford
 Hertfordshire WD18 0AE
Telephone: 01923 223403

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Watford Grammar School for Girls
Trust: Watford Grammar School for Girls

Staff and Pupils

Headmistress: Miss Sylvia Tai (since October 2017)
Previous Headteacher: Clare Wagner
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 79.18 / 8.05
Non-teaching Staff*: 57.14
Number of pupils: 1429
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.0
Sex: Girls
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 6.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 87.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 57.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.4km
* 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: Central
School Number: 9195403

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th March 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (0.2km) show on map
  2. Field Junior School (0.3km) show on map
  3. Chater Junior School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Central Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd (0.8km) show on map
  6. Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  7. Chater Infant School (0.9km) show on map
  8. Laurance Haines School (0.9km) show on map
  9. Oxhey Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  10. West Herts College (1.2km) show on map
  11. Bushey and Oxhey Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  12. Bromet Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  13. Watford Grammar School for Boys (1.3km) show on map
  14. Chessbrook Education Support Centre (1.4km) show on map
  15. Lanchester Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  16. Bushey Manor Junior School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Longwood School (1.5km) show on map
  18. Westfield Academy (1.6km) show on map
  19. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  20. Willow Tree Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  21. Ascot Road Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  22. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (1.9km) show on map
  23. The Grange Academy (1.9km) show on map
  24. Falconer School (2.0km) show on map
  25. Queens' School (2.0km) show on map
  26. Highwood Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  27. The Purcell School (2.2km) show on map
  28. Knutsford Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  29. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Nascot Wood Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  31. Bournehall Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Cassiobury Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  33. Colnbrook School (2.5km) show on map
  34. Croxley Danes School (2.5km) show on map
  35. Warren Dell Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  36. Parkgate Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  37. Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  38. Merchant Taylors' School (2.7km) show on map
  39. St Joseph Catholic Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  40. St Margaret's School (2.8km) show on map
  41. Beechfield School (2.8km) show on map
  42. Little Reddings Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  43. St Meryl School (2.9km) show on map
  44. Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  45. Oxhey Wood Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  46. Ashfield Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  47. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School (3.0km) show on map
  48. Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  49. Meadow Wood School (3.2km) show on map
  50. Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery (3.2km) show on map
  51. Bushey Meads School (3.3km) show on map
  52. Eastbury Farm Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  53. Merchant Taylors' Prep School (3.4km) show on map
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  56. Little Green Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  57. Woodhall Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  58. The Grove Academy (3.6km) show on map
  59. Harvey Road Primary School (3.7km) show on map
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  62. Stanborough Secondary School (3.8km) show on map
  63. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
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  65. Bushey Heath Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  66. Kingswood Nursery School (4.1km) show on map
  67. Rickmansworth School (4.2km) show on map
  68. Kingsway Junior School (4.2km) show on map
  69. Kingsway Infants' School (4.3km) show on map
  70. Hartsbourne Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  71. St John's School (4.4km) show on map
  72. Immanuel College (4.4km) show on map
  73. Frithwood Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  74. Edge Grove School (4.5km) show on map
  75. Grimsdyke School (4.5km) show on map
  76. York House School (4.5km) show on map
  77. St Helen's School (4.6km) show on map
  78. Leavesden JMI School (4.6km) show on map
  79. St Martin's School (4.6km) show on map
  80. Avanti House Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  81. Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  82. Aldenham School (4.9km) show on map
  83. Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (4.9km) show on map
  84. London School of Theology (4.9km) show on map
  85. Coates Way JMI and Nursery School (4.9km) show on map
  86. Hillside Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  87. Hillside Junior School (5.0km) show on map
  88. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  89. St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  90. Garston Manor School (5.1km) show on map
  91. Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery (5.1km) show on map
  92. Northwood College for Girls GDST (5.1km) show on map
  93. Future Academies Watford (5.2km) show on map
  94. Royal Masonic School for Girls (5.4km) show on map
  95. Fair Field Junior School (5.4km) show on map
  96. Saint Michael's Catholic High School (5.4km) show on map
  97. Pinner Wood School (5.4km) show on map
  98. St Paul's Church of England Primary School, L... (5.4km) show on map
  99. UTC Heathrow (5.4km) show on map
  100. Northwood School (5.6km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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