Parmiter's School is a secondary 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 22/09/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: High Elms Lane, Watford, WD25 0UU
Website: http://www.parmiters.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01923671424
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Jones
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136899

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1392
Number of Pupils: 1426
Number of Boys: 746
Number of Girls: 680

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.54 Confidence interval 0.36 to 0.72
Of the 205 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 194 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:74%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:83%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:65.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.22
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 1,959 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
Mount Pleasant Lane , Bricket Wood AL2 3XA 		3out of 4 819 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HP 		3out of 4 878 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
The Brow , WD25 7NX 		4out of 4 1,098 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School
Coates Way , Garston WD25 9NW 		3out of 4 1,290 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Leavesden JMI School
High Road , Leavesden WD25 7QZ 		3out of 4 1,972 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parmiter's School
High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS 		4out of 4 519 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW 		2out of 4 677 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Elms Manor School
High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX 		- not rated 349 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Garston Manor School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR 		3out of 4 717 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stanborough Primary School
Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ 		- not rated 1,968 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanborough Secondary School
Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT 		- not rated 2,167 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Breakspeare School
Gallows Hill Lane , WD5 0BU 		4out of 4 2,507 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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