Lanchester Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
Lanchester Primary School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3HD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 298 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school.”
- “Because the school is a caring and friendly community, these pupils settle into school life well.”
- “Pupils embrace the school values of ‘ready, respectful, resilient’.”
To improve
- “That said, sometimes teachers do not choose the most effective learning approaches.”
- “Where this happens, pupils take longer to understand the information that is being taught.”
- “However, this hinders the progress pupils make across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (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) | 73% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Chater Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chater Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Nascot Wood Junior School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Central Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cassiobury Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published