Watford St John's Church of England Primary School | School performance

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

410

Pupils · 2024/25

49%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

410

Pupils · 2024/25

49%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

410

Pupils · 2024/25

49%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1

Admissions—

Religious characterChurch of England/Christian

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

67%

+24pp

67%55%43%

'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

13%

-1pp

14%7%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

45%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

72%

Maths higher standard

42%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

38%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

410

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

49%

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

32 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

https://watfordstjohns.org

Telephone

01923255017

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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	67%	13%	80%	45%	78%	17%	72%	42%	83%	77%	106.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	12%	410
2023/24	43%	14%	68%	29%	61%	18%	57%	21%	93%	57%	103.0	102.0	100.0	—	—	—	10%	380
2022/23	54%	0%	75%	25%	57%	0%	64%	18%	79%	64%	104.0	101.0	101.0	-1.30	-5.20	-3.20	10%	346
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	8%	119
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	56
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7%	30

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	410	26.7	12%	49%	12%	4%	10%
2023/24	380	31.5	10%	48%	12%	5%	15%
2022/23	346	31.8	10%	42%	11%	6%	13%
2021/22	293	26.3	9%	37%	10%	7%	20%
2020/21	233	23.6	8%	44%	9%	—	—
2018/19	119	21.3	8%	43%	6%	4%	8%
2017/18	—	16.5	—	—	—	5%	16%
2016/17	30	12.3	7%	—	3%	—	—