Future Academies Watford is a secondary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 27/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Horseshoe Lane, Watford, WD25 7HW
Website: www.watford.futureacademies.org
Telephone: 01923672964
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Debbie Warwick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135876

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1111
Number of Boys: 538
Number of Girls: 573

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.52 Confidence interval -0.71 to -0.32
Of the 183 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 171 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.17
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswood Nursery School
Briar Road , WD25 0DX 		4out of 4 1,288 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HP 		3out of 4 526 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
The Brow , WD25 7NX 		4out of 4 622 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School
Coates Way , Garston WD25 9NW 		3out of 4 1,044 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
Mount Pleasant Lane , Bricket Wood AL2 3XA 		3out of 4 1,345 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Leavesden JMI School
High Road , Leavesden WD25 7QZ 		3out of 4 1,407 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS 		4out of 4 509 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parmiter's School
High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU 		4out of 4 677 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Garston Manor School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR 		3out of 4 155 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
High Elms Manor School
High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX 		- not rated 504 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanborough Primary School
Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ 		- not rated 1,299 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanborough Secondary School
Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT 		- not rated 1,491 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Breakspeare School
Gallows Hill Lane , WD5 0BU 		4out of 4 2,367 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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