Woodhall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.23 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Woodhall Primary School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Woodhall Primary 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 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 10.89 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.15 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.19 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.21 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 39% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 5 first-choice applications for 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.23 miles away, under one of its admission criteria, nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
- 43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.5% 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
- Woodhall Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 6QX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 76 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Woodhall Primary School.”
- “Strong pastoral provision is in place.”
- “Parents are overwhelmingly positive about all that the school provides.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, where leaders are not as clear about the knowledge that pupils should learn, there are times when teachers are hampered when they deliver the curriculum content.”
- “Consequently, in these areas of the curriculum, some pupils do not achieve as well as they might.”
- “Leaders identify that children start the school with communication skills lower than their peers nationally.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 39% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 5 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.
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenfields Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Meryl School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warren Dell Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Bromet Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eastbury Farm Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
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