Woodhall 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodhall Lane, Watford, WD19 6QX
Website: http://www.woodhall.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 02084283447
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Michelle Lake
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117194

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 179
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2.8
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -6.2 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:32%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
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 2,756 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodhall Primary School
Woodhall Lane , South Oxhey WD19 6QX 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
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Greenfields Primary School
Ellesborough Close , WD19 6QH 		2out of 4 813 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Meryl School
The Mead , Carpenders Park WD19 5BT 		3out of 4 1,077 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Warren Dell Primary School
Gosforth Lane , South Oxhey WD19 7UZ 		3out of 4 1,101 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hatch End High School
Headstone Lane , HA3 6NR 		3out of 4 2,740 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Heathrow
Potter Street , HA6 1QG 		2out of 4 2,751 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Northwood School
Pinner Road , HA6 1QN 		4out of 4 2,827 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,202 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
St John's School
Potter Street Hill , Northwood HA6 3QY 		- not rated 1,906 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road , WD23 1DT 		- not rated 2,704 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Shaftesbury High School
Headstone Lane , HA3 6LE 		4out of 4 2,869 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsley High School
Whittlesea Road , HA3 6ND 		4out of 4 3,018 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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