Warren Dell Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.20 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.34

0.42

0.39

0.81

0.68

0.55

0.43

0.20

20192020202120222023202420252026

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Warren Dell Primary School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 24 January 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Warren Dell 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	0.20 mi
Reception 2025	0.43 mi
Reception 2024	0.55 mi
Reception 2023	0.68 mi
Reception 2022	0.81 mi
Reception 2021	0.39 mi
Reception 2020	0.42 mi
Reception 2019	0.34 mi
Reception 2018	0.44 mi
Reception 2017	0.47 mi
Reception 2016	0.14 mi
Reception 2015	0.66 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 0.20 miles, the 11th shortest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.46 miles).
Reception 2026 drew 55 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 27 went to first-choice families, and 28 first-choice families (51%) were not offered a place.
The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2015, although it swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2016 to 2017.
Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 24 January 2024; in 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% 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: Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7UZ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 264 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 24 January 2024

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at this vibrant school, where ‘every day matters’.”
“Older and younger pupils play together with kindness and enthusiasm.”
“This helps to build a strong sense of community within the school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 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)	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: 55 first-preference applications, 29 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.

Oxhey Wood Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
St Meryl School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Woodhall Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Greenfields Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bromet Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Eastbury Farm Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published