Coates Way JMI and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Coates Way, Garston, Watford, WD25 9NW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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