Cherry Tree Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.29 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Cherry Tree Primary School is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Cherry Tree 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 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.26 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 place in 2026, under one of its admission criteria, lived 0.29 miles away, which was further out than in 2025 and in 2015.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 66 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, so 6 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% 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
- Berry Avenue, Watford, WD24 6ST
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Cherry Tree Primary School.”
- “The school’s beliefs and promises, ‘We are kind, we aim high, we are brave’, accurately describe pupils’ attitudes to learning.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school environment.”
To improve
- “Leaders have not carried out a full check on how well their curriculum plans are working with helping pupils learn more.”
- “They do not know if their programmes meet the needs of all pupils well.”
- “Some teachers have not developed the knowledge they need to teach all subjects, especially where there have been recent changes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2022 (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) | 48% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- The Orchard Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beechfield School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Kingsway Infants' School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkgate Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Leavesden JMI School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Grove Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
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