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EnglandEast of EnglandWatfordWD17 2LXCentral Primary School
Primary

Central Primary School

Primary

Watford · Watford · WD17 2LX www.central.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
411
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Central Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+23pp
71%59%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
72%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Derby Road, Watford, WD17 2LX
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%6%81%27%77%15%79%21%88%77%106.0105.0107.019%411
2023/2446%7%63%25%64%9%66%25%80%68%104.0104.0107.019%415
2022/2351%2%63%13%63%2%62%19%80%75%103.0102.0105.0-1.70-2.80-0.6019%403
2018/1956%13%60%24%87%34%76%19%89%76%102.0104.0106.0-0.80+4.40+0.2025%447
2017/1871%13%84%32%94%39%81%16%90%94%106.0104.0109.0+2.90+5.40+1.5019%429
2016/1768%3%71%16%84%19%74%19%84%77%104.0105.0109.0+1.90+3.20+2.4019%405

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541120.919%72%23%5%15%
2023/2441520.819%75%23%6%17%
2022/2340326.919%81%20%7%24%
2021/2242820.421%78%20%7%19%
2020/2143319.023%75%19%
2018/1944717.525%74%16%4%8%
2017/1842919.119%74%17%4%10%
2016/1740516.519%74%14%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.