Kingsway Junior School | Primary in Watford | Ofsted & DfE

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

236

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

236

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

236

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Kingsway Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

80%

-6pp

86%76%66%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

15%

+1pp

18%10%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

38%

Writing expected standard

87%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

95%

Maths higher standard

37%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

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

236

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

29%

FSM eligible

28%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0JH

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

http://www.kingswayjm.herts.sch.uk

Telephone

01923672583

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	80%	15%	90%	38%	87%	18%	95%	37%	90%	77%	107.0	108.0	105.0	—	—	—	27%	236
2023/24	86%	14%	95%	32%	86%	17%	95%	46%	95%	78%	108.0	109.0	106.0	—	—	—	25%	235
2022/23	66%	2%	71%	21%	79%	2%	70%	36%	79%	70%	104.0	105.0	104.0	+0.60	+1.10	+1.80	24%	225
2018/19	80%	18%	87%	35%	82%	25%	92%	34%	84%	79%	106.0	107.0	105.0	+0.70	-0.10	+0.50	22%	245
2017/18	67%	7%	71%	26%	83%	19%	79%	19%	86%	69%	104.0	104.0	103.0	-0.90	-0.10	-0.30	17%	243
2016/17	51%	8%	64%	24%	76%	17%	61%	17%	83%	66%	102.0	101.0	105.0	-3.40	-2.00	-4.40	16%	254

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	236	23.6	27%	29%	28%	5%	11%
2023/24	235	22.4	25%	28%	27%	6%	18%
2022/23	225	21.2	24%	24%	26%	5%	14%
2021/22	233	20.1	23%	26%	25%	6%	18%
2020/21	215	20.3	24%	23%	29%	—	—
2018/19	245	19.9	22%	20%	27%	5%	14%
2017/18	243	19.7	17%	19%	28%	5%	12%
2016/17	254	23.2	16%	17%	27%	4%	11%