Watford Grammar School for Girls is a secondary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
Website: http://www.watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk/
Telephone: 01923223403
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sylvia Tai
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136289

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1310
Number of Pupils: 1403
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1403

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.97 Confidence interval 0.78 to 1.17
Of the 179 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 164 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:75%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:89%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:71
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.64
England Average:4.07

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 1,265 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chater Junior School
Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN
4out of 4 437 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Field Junior School
Watford Field Road , WD18 0AZ
4out of 4 464 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Neal Street , WD18 0WF
3out of 4 464 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Central Primary School
Derby Road , WD17 2LX
3out of 4 607 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
32 Clarendon Road , WD17 1JJ
3out of 4 715 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close , WD18 0AE
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF
4out of 4 1,298 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS
3out of 4 1,541 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT
3out of 4 1,885 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Grange Academy
London Road , WD23 3AA
- not rated 2,237 yd Academy sponsor led 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 1,238 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ
4out of 4 1,404 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longwood School
Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG
- not rated 1,723 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Falconer School
Falconer Road , WD23 3AT
3out of 4 2,311 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Purcell School
Aldenham Road , Bushey WD23 2TS
- not rated 2,485 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Colnbrook School
Hayling Road , WD19 7UY
4out of 4 2,839 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.