Parmiter's School | School performance

90%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

81%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

66.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

79%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1329.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,464

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

81%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

66.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

79%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1329.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,464

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

81%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

66.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

79%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1329.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,464

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Parmiter's School · Secondary with sixth form · Hertfordshire

Part ofPARMITER'S SCHOOL

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

90%

-4pp

94%92%90%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 90%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

81%

-3pp

83%80%77%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 81%

Attainment 8

66.5

-1.8

68.566.063.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 66.5

EBacc entry

79%

+6pp

79%76%73%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 79%

EBacc APS

1329.3

-29.9

1363.51304.11244.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1329.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

40.6

-1.9

46.343.440.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.6

A-level value added

+0.04

-0.1

+0.3+0.20.0

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

24%

-14pp

47%36%24%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 24%

Average A-level grade

AA-B

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,464

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

22%

FSM eligible

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 0UU

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

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

Telephone

01923671424

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	90%	81%	66.5	Not applicable	79%	1329.3	95%	1,464
2023/24	94%	83%	68.3	+0.74	73%	1359.2	96%	1,451
2022/23	91%	77%	63.5	+0.50	74%	1244.7	92%	1,430
2021/22	92%	83%	68.5	+0.50	74%	1363.5	94%	1,429
2018/19	91%	83%	65.4	+0.54	74%	1276.0	94%	1,452
2017/18	90%	79%	66.4	+0.55	80%	1315.8	95%	1,435
2016/17	94%	83%	61.6	+0.12	79%	—	94%	1,419

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	40.6	B	+0.04	24%	195
2023/24	42.5	B+	+0.11	38%	192
2022/23	41.7	B+	—	38%	186
2021/22	46.3	A-	—	47%	196
2018/19	42.5	B+	+0.34	39%	209
2017/18	43.8	B+	+0.17	42%	183
2016/17	41.7	B+	+0.07	39%	194

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,464	17.4	11%	22%	9%	6%	17%
2023/24	1,451	17.0	10%	22%	8%	7%	23%
2022/23	1,430	19.1	11%	20%	8%	6%	21%
2021/22	1,429	18.4	11%	22%	8%	6%	18%
2020/21	1,426	17.5	11%	21%	6%	—	—
2018/19	1,452	17.7	11%	19%	7%	4%	7%
2017/18	1,435	17.4	7%	17%	7%	4%	7%
2016/17	1,419	15.8	8%	16%	7%	4%	7%