Oxhey Wood Primary School is a primary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oxhey Drive, Watford, WD19 7SL
Website: www.oxheywood.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 02084284828
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenny Morley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144906

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 366
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 184

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.7
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhey Early Years Centre
Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL
4out of 4 2,109 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhey Wood Primary School
Oxhey Drive , South Oxhey WD19 7SL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Warren Dell Primary School
Gosforth Lane , South Oxhey WD19 7UZ
3out of 4 453 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Ainsdale Road , South Oxhey WD19 7DW
4out of 4 478 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodhall Primary School
Woodhall Lane , South Oxhey WD19 6QX
2out of 4 784 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfields Primary School
Ellesborough Close , WD19 6QH
2out of 4 836 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
UTC Heathrow
Potter Street , HA6 1QG
2out of 4 2,876 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Northwood School
Pinner Road , HA6 1QN
4out of 4 2,951 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Grange Academy
London Road , WD23 3AA
- not rated 3,090 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS
3out of 4 3,278 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colnbrook School
Hayling Road , WD19 7UY
4out of 4 534 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
St John's School
Potter Street Hill , Northwood HA6 3QY
- not rated 1,849 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge , HA6 2HT
- not rated 2,619 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Helen's School
Eastbury Road , HA6 3AS
- not rated 2,694 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road , WD23 1DT
- not rated 2,783 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.