St Meryl School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.42 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.32

0.19

0.43

0.37

0.36

0.33

0.29

0.42

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St Meryl School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St Meryl 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	0.42 mi
Reception 2025	0.29 mi
Reception 2024	0.33 mi
Reception 2023	0.36 mi
Reception 2022	0.37 mi
Reception 2021	0.43 mi
Reception 2020	0.19 mi
Reception 2019	0.32 mi
Reception 2018	0.33 mi
Reception 2017	0.37 mi
Reception 2016	0.34 mi
Reception 2015	0.36 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 2024/25 share was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.42 miles away, further than in 2025.

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: The Mead, Carpenders Park, Watford, WD19 5BT
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 219 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 10% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.7

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026

Strengths

“Pupils are proud to come to this school.”
“Staff skilfully help pupils to remember new ideas.”
“They see why their learning matters and how it connects to the wider world.”

To improve

“When it does, or when pupils fall out, staff act quickly and resolve issues fairly.”
“They receive effective support and need extra time in order to catch up.”
“Generally, the school is calm and orderly, but there are times when pupils are highly enthused and become over-excitable in lessons.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	57%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 19 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.

Warren Dell Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Woodhall Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Oxhey Wood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Greenfields Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bromet Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published