Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.45 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.35

0.44

0.33

0.26

0.32

0.28

0.32

0.45

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Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) 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	0.45 mi
Reception 2025	0.32 mi
Reception 2024	0.28 mi
Reception 2023	0.32 mi
Reception 2022	0.26 mi
Reception 2021	0.33 mi
Reception 2020	0.44 mi
Reception 2019	0.35 mi
Reception 2018	0.27 mi
Reception 2017	0.31 mi
Reception 2016	0.36 mi
Reception 2015	0.32 mi

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

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 69 first-choice applications for 59 offers: 51 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.45 miles away, the longest of the 12 years with a published distance.
7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, 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: Neal Street, Watford, WD18 0WF
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 231 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.6

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils feel safe and cared for.”
“They know who to talk with if they are worried and can name trusted staff who will help them.”
“Pupils can explain how to stay safe online.”

To improve

“Most pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities make progress from their various starting points, however, for some gaps in knowledge are not addressed as quickly, so progress is less consistent.”
“Sometimes, learning is not matched closely enough to what pupils already know.”
“This means some pupils do not build knowledge as securely as they could.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 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.

Field Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
Central Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chater Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
Bromet Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Laurance Haines School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Chater Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published