Coates Way JMI and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.38 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Coates Way JMI and Nursery 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 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.37 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place, among children whose nearest school it is, lived 0.38 miles away, nearer than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
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
- Coates Way, Garston, Watford, WD25 9NW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “The school is a friendly and nurturing environment.”
- “Pupils’ well-being is at the heart of the school’s work.”
- “Staff are vigilant in picking up any signs that pupils need help, including with their emotional and mental health.”
To improve
- “In the early years, curriculum thinking is not as well developed, particularly around how to develop children’s language and communication skills.”
- “This lack of precision means that sometimes staff do not maximise opportunities to promote children’s language and communication.”
- “In some subjects, pupils have not secured essential subject knowledge and have gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 2024 (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) | 47% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Grove Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Junior School 1.2 mi Good
- Kingsway Infants' School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leavesden JMI School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
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