Beechfield School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.46 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.48

0.46

0.43

0.47

0.43

0.46

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Beechfield School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Beechfield 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	0.46 mi
Reception 2025	0.43 mi
Reception 2024	0.47 mi
Reception 2023	0.43 mi
Reception 2022	0.43 mi
Reception 2021	0.43 mi
Reception 2020	0.46 mi
Reception 2019	0.48 mi
Reception 2018	0.29 mi
Reception 2017	0.46 mi
Reception 2016	0.41 mi
Reception 2015	0.46 mi

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

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.46 miles away, for children for whom this was the nearest school; that was about the same as in 2025.
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 drew 51 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Some 20.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 9.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

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: Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 5TY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 444 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.8

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 24 May 2022

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy being part of this welcoming and inclusive school community.”
“They are proud of their school and say that everyone is valued.”
“Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, have special educational needs and/or disabilities, speak English as an additional language or join the school at different times, receive effective support to help them overcome difficulties and achieve well.”

To improve

“In some other subjects, leaders have less detailed information about what pupils know and remember over time.”
“As a result, they do not have the same clear understanding of how successfully the curriculum is being learned across all subjects.”
“While checks identify children's next steps, activities are not always selected and adapted precisely enough to address these.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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)	72%	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: 51 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 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.

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
The Orchard Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Nascot Wood Junior School 0.4 mi Outstanding
Cherry Tree Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Parkgate Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Cassiobury Junior School 0.9 mi Good