Chater Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Watford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.32 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.34

0.42

0.37

0.33

0.32

0.36

0.43

0.32

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Chater Infant School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Chater Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.32 mi
Reception 2025	0.43 mi
Reception 2024	0.36 mi
Reception 2023	0.32 mi
Reception 2022	0.33 mi
Reception 2021	0.37 mi
Reception 2020	0.42 mi
Reception 2019	0.34 mi
Reception 2018	0.36 mi
Reception 2017	0.35 mi
Reception 2016	0.20 mi
Reception 2015	0.20 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026, the last place offered to children for whom this is their nearest school went to one living 0.32 miles away, nearer than in 2025.
The Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2016 to 2017; the 2026 figure was further than in 2015.
Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 49 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
Free school meal eligibility stands at 7.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 14.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Chater Infant School, Southsea Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RD
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 223 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 3 July 2024

Strengths

“At Chater Infant School pupils thrive and flourish.”
“The school’s tailored approach to learning helps each pupil achieve well.”
“The school embraces its many cultures and ethnicities, creating an inclusive environment where pupils feel valued, safe and eager to learn.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Chater Junior School 0.2 mi Not judged
Lanchester Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Laurance Haines School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ascot Road Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Field Junior School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published