Nascot Wood Junior School is a primary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/01/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Nascot Wood Road, Watford, WD17 4YS
Website: http://www.nascotwoodjm.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01923238784
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Christina Singh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117311

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/01/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 240
Number of Boys: 127
Number of Girls: 113

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.5
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 2.6 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:98%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:112
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:113
England Average:105

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 2,352 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nascot Wood Junior School
Nascot Wood Road , WD17 4YS
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
Nascot Wood Road , WD17 4YT
4out of 4 124 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beechfield School
Gammons Lane , WD24 5TY
3out of 4 727 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School
Bellmount Wood Avenue , WD17 3PE
4out of 4 909 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cassiobury Junior School
Bellmount Wood Avenue , WD17 3PD
4out of 4 946 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT
3out of 4 1,578 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF
4out of 4 1,877 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close , WD18 0AE
4out of 4 2,397 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR
- not rated 2,655 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS
3out of 4 2,842 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Herts College
Watford Campus , Hempstead Road WD17 3EZ
- not rated 1,212 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough Secondary School
Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT
- not rated 2,180 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Stanborough Primary School
Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ
- not rated 2,421 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ
4out of 4 2,687 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.