Ascot Road Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · 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)
Ascot Road Primary School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ascot Road 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 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.48 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 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.42 miles from the school.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2015, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 391 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Ascot Road are enthusiastic and happy learners.”
- “They are considerate towards others, for example holding doors open for people.”
- “In the playground, older pupils play well together and are caring to their younger peers.”
To improve
- “This has meant that the trust’s impact on improving the quality of education is not yet reflected in end of key stage 2 published outcomes.”
- “However, the school has rightly spotted that some pupils can move through the curriculum with existing gaps in their knowledge left unaddressed.”
- “Nevertheless, the trust recognises it needs to further train staff to consistently set ambitious tasks and how best to adapt these for some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 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) | 75% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
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- Willow Tree Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laurance Haines School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chater Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chater Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Lanchester Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Little Green Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
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