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Chater Junior School

Primary

Watford · Watford · WD18 0WN http://www.chaterjm.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
241
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
63%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
63%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Chater Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+10pp
67%60%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
5%
-5pp
22%14%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
241
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
63%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Addiscombe Road, Watford, WD18 0WN
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
2024/2563%5%78%28%73%10%75%23%78%83%105.0104.0105.015%241
2023/2453%10%85%28%72%12%68%22%67%75%106.0103.0105.07%235
2022/2352%22%58%32%65%33%62%33%57%62%103.0103.0103.0-2.60+0.60-1.608%239
2018/1967%14%76%22%83%22%78%28%90%79%104.0104.0106.0-0.90+0.90-0.8017%241
2017/1865%7%68%22%90%18%78%22%87%85%103.0104.0107.0-1.10+2.00+0.7018%240
2016/1765%10%70%15%95%18%82%18%90%90%103.0105.0107.0-1.10+2.40+0.7017%240

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
2024/2524120.115%63%15%6%13%
2023/2423521.47%83%14%5%12%
2022/2323920.38%80%14%6%15%
2021/2223422.113%86%18%6%16%
2020/2123617.913%91%19%
2018/1924122.317%86%19%4%8%
2017/1824022.818%82%16%4%8%
2016/1724020.517%79%12%4%4%

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